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CityCenter Gets More Environmental Certifications



Source: CityCenter

MGM Mirage says two more structures at CityCenter have received an environmental certification. Mandarin Oriental and Veer Towers have gotten gold certification in the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. The new recognitions bring the total number of LEED gold certified facilities at CityCenter to six.

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