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$6B Union Park Site Enters LEED Pilot Program

LAS VEGAS-The 11-million-sf project is the only Nevada development in the USGBC's national neighborhood program.

By Daniel D. Williams | Updated on November 13, 2007

LAS VEGAS-Beyond the flashy neon of the Strip and the cash it creates, the surrounding area could see another shade of green in its future. Union Park, a $6-billion, 11-million-sf project under way Downtown, has been accepted into the U. Green Building’s LEED for neighborhood development pilot program.

According to the latest USGBC numbers, Union Park is one of 238 registered pilot projects nationally, but the only one in Nevada. The program uses a rating system integrating smart growth, urbanism and green building design. It is a collaboration of the USGBC, the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) and the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

The 61-acre master plan is repositioning a former brownfield on land owned by the city. The site is located east of Interstate 15 and is adjacent to the Union Park rail yards. The project “is playing a central role in the revitalization of Downtown Las Vegas and by embracing environmentally sound development practices, is forging new ground for green neighborhood development in our valley,” says Scott Adams, director of the Office of Business Development for the City of Las Vegas.

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