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Monday, February 25, 2008 - 2:10 PM CST
Mueller garners kudos for being eco-friendly
Austin Business Journal
The Mueller development is one of the top-ten most eco-friendly neighborhoods in the country, according to Natural Home magazine.
The magazine rated neighborhoods across the country based on energy usage and application of alternative energy sources, green building aspects like Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - LEED- certification and the reuse of previously developed land.
"Catellus' Mueller redevelopment incorporates sustainable, green urbanist principles throughout the project, from energy-efficient buildings to creative reuse of the deconstructed runway material," says Robyn Griggs Lawrence, editor-in-chief of Natural Home magazine. "Forward-thinking companies like Catellus are creating communities that give environmentally concerned homeowners options for leading the sustainable lifestyles they desire."
Mueller spans about 711 acres in central Austin, and includes the Seton Family of Hospitals' Dell Children's Medical Center, 220,000 square feet of retail, a 127,000 square foot medical office building and plans for 4,600 single and multi-family homes at buildout. Single family homes are planned to meet or exceed a three-star energy efficiency rating, and commercial buildings are planned to meet at least a two-star rating.
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