Las Vegas Veer Towers Gets LEED Gold

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The new CityCenter, which opened this past summer, diverges from the standard Las Vegas fare with some more sophisticated buildings that make significant green strides.

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Six of the CityCenter buildings have been awarded LEED Gold certification, including the Veer Towers residential development, designed by Helmut Jahn of Murphy Jahn. Fortunately, Jahn’s residential towers aren’t burning guests like the Death Ray building located directly behind, otherwise known as the Aria.

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The towers, which have already been awarded LEED Gold certification, include retail space on the lower floors and 335 condominiums per tower on the upper floors.

Yellow checkerboard sunscreens shade the buildings on the east, south and western facades, limiting solar gain and providing privacy for residents. About 50% of the glass used in the project’s facade is color frit coated vision glass, which further reduces solar gain.

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The entire development at CityCenter generates its own power with a natural gas cogeneration plant and reduces energy use through energy efficient appliances, lighting, mechanical and HVAC systems, and a high tech energy monitoring system.

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A development wide recycling program along with water efficient strategies, environmentally friendly materials and construction management helped the development achieve LEED Gold.

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source: inhabitat, murphyjahn, citycenter, archdaily

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