Designed by Symmes Maini & McKee Associates of Cambridge, Mass., and currently under construction by Dimeo Construction of Providence, R.I., the new Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island headquarters is seeking to gain LEED Silver certification. The 13-story, 327,000-sf office building in Providence's Capital Center Development District includes sustainable design elements such as high-performing insulated glass curtain walls to allow significant daylight into offices, and interior materials that are low-VOC emitting, rapidly renewable, and regionally developed. The headquarters also encourages green commuting—it is built next to the Providence commuter rail station and gives parking garage preference to hybrid vehicles.
Health insurance company going green with Providence headquarters
This article first appeared in the 200807
issue of BD+C.