Discovery HQ Gets Top Environmental Ranking

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TOWERING ABOVE THE INTERSECTION of Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road, the Discovery Communications headquarters is perhaps Silver Spring's most recognizable structure. Now, the building is Maryland's first existing structure to secure Platinum-level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. It's one of only nine buildings across the United States that have such certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Green-building certification is awarded to structures that have sustainable site development, use water and energy efficiently, make use of environmentally friendly building materials and have high levels of indoor environmental quality.

According to Discovery, the company saves more than 24,000 gallons of water annually and reduces carbon emissions by more than 260 tons each year because of the building.