LEED® Platinum resource center for sustainable education and initiatives uses energy-efficient Sloan XLERATOR® hand dryers
LEED® Platinum resource center for sustainable education and initiatives uses energy-efficient Sloan XLERATOR® hand dryers
4 PagesChicago, IL Chicago Center for Green Technology LEED® Platinum resource center for sustainable education and initiatives uses energy-efficient Sloan XLERATOR® hand dryers. In 1995, the Chicago Department of Environment (CDOE) faced a formidable task. CDOE began clean-up of over 17 acres and 600,000 tons of concrete and construction debris dumped illegally by a company that was permitted to collect and recycle construction and demolition material but that had far exceeded the parameters of its permit.The CDOE successfully fought the company in court and not only closed down its operation but became the owner of the site itself. It was then CDOE's job to clean up this brownfield. The 18-month clean-up involved hauling over 45,000 truckloads of debris off the property, some of which was recyc
