Crystals design becomes largest retail space to achieve LEED®+ Gold Core & Shell
With the completion of the ginormous CityCenter development in Las Vegas imminent, Studio Daniel Libeskind has announced the news that the project's retail and entertainment district, Crystals, has achieved LEED®+ Gold Core & Shell certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The achievement makes a record-breaker of the development which is now the largest retail district in the world to have reached this sustainable goal post. Opening in December, CityCenter was created with a vision to introduce a new level of environmental consciousness to the world-famous Strip and has emerged as a leader in sustainable urban development. Crystals' achievement marks the fourth LEED Gold certification for CityCenter; previous recipients are ARIA Resort's hotel tower, ARIA's convention center and theater, and Vdara Hotel & Spa. CityCenter is poised to achieve a combination of LEED

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