When Buchanan Partners broke ground for its 132,000-square-foot Class A office building in Bowie, Maryland, in 2005, the commercial real estate developer set its sights on a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Eighteen months later, the completed Bowie Corporate Center earned a LEED Gold certification and became one of the first buildings in the United States to a

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