News Brief

First DOE "Brightfield" Selected

A brownfield site in Chicago

is slated to become the first “brightfield” under a U.S. Department of Energy program to rehabilitate blighted sites and promote renewable energy. A two-story building on the site will be renovated into a model green building, thanks to a joint effort between the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment and the Chicago Department of the Environment. This building will become headquarters for Greencorps Chicago, a program that trains low-income residents in landscaping and horticulture, and Chicago Solar, a new company formed by Spire Corporation to manufacture solar equipment. As part of the deal, Commonwealth Edison has committed to purchasing $6 million worth of Chicago Solar products for use in bringing renewable energy to the City.

Published September 1, 1999

(1999, September 1). First DOE "Brightfield" Selected. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/first-doe-brightfield-selected

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