Former Baltimore Church Renovated into Educational Facility

January 21, 2009

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PHOTO: PAUL BURKEFormer Baltimore Church Renovated into Educational FacilityThe former Hampden Trinity United Church in Baltimore has been renovated and expanded to house Learning Inc., a Baltimore community-based organization providing educational services to at-risk youth. The church still has prominence as a separate building with its own identity, showing that contemporary and historic architecture can gracefully join as one.

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Even as the dire financial news continues to dominate year-end headlines, a cascade of newly released studies and reports points to green building as one of the growing bright spots for the U.S. economy, the U.S. Green Building Council reports.

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The 2009 edition of the Intl. Building Code (IBC), available in March, will better protect occupants of tall buildings, contains new provisions for ambulatory healthcare facilities, and provides guidelines for constructing storm shelters.

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