Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina and O'Brien/Atkins Associates, PA, announce that The Research Triangle Park Headquarters has been awarded LEED® Silver by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED® was created by USGBC and is the leading rating system for sustainable green buildings. The 17,000-square foot Research Triangle Park Headquarters was designed by O'Brien/Atkins and completed in December 2007.
Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina has been a CED member since 1995. In addition to contributing to the Innovation to Impact campaign at the supporter level, the Foundation sponsored CED's Infotech 2006, Tech 2007, and Venture 2007 conferences. O'Brien/Atkins Associates, PA has been a CED member since 1999. Similar to the Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina, the company has generously supported the Innovation to Impact campaign at the supporter level and has sponsored CED's conferences. The firm was a sponsor of CED's Biotech conference in 2005, 2006, 2007 and again in 2008.