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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Innovative design and building construction are earning the new LDS Church history library accolades from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Kim Farah, a spokeswoman for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, says the building is on track to be awarded a silver designation under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification system, known as LEED.
LEED certification is the nationally accepted standard for design, construction and operation of environmentally friendly buildings.
A Jacobsen Construction spokesperson says the 230,000 square-foot library has air filters that eliminate allergens, an efficient heating and cooling system, a plumbing system that uses less water and wood fixtures built from forests that are replanted after harvest.
The library opens to the public in June.
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