Newly renovated VC & museum at Gateway Arch NP gets LEED sustainability certification

In St. Louis, MO, the newly renovated Visitor Center and Museum at the Gateway Arch has been awarded LEED Gold in recognition of the building’s sustainable site development, water savings and building materials.

The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the nation’s most widely recognized and accepted green building rating system. The Visitor Center and Museum join the exclusive ranks of only 10 other LEED-certified sites in the National Park Service and 185 LEED projects in St. Louis.

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