The Greenest Building in America
APRIL 22, 2010 THURSDAY AT 3PM CT

 
 
Three Benedictine Sisters have quietly built the greenest building in America on a tranquil prairie setting outside Madison, Wisconsin. The new chapel at Holy Wisdom Monastery was not only awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum rating by the U.S. Green Building Council but received 63 out of a possible 69 points, the highest LEED Platinum rating in the country to date.

Guest
  • Sister Mary David Walgenbach, OSB, prioress of Holy Wisdom Monastery
  • Sister Lynn Smith, OSB, director of membership of Holy Wisdom Monastery
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