Providence, RI – The Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island headquarters in Providence was named a 2010 winner of a Best New Workplace Award by CoreNet Global New England. Designed by Cambridge, MA-based SMMA and built by Dimeo Construction, the 13-story downtown tower consolidated 1,100 employees into a new LEED Silver-certified workplace that is earning regional and national recognition.
The project recently received a 2010 Excellence in Design Award from Environmental Design & Construction Magazine, the sole U.S. commercial building honored. It was also honored by Providence Business News as a 2010 Top Ten Places to Work.
The building design reduces energy usage by more than 21%, due to the its use of high performance heating and cooling systems, building envelope technology and reduced reliance on fossil fuel through its innovative lighting design and interior daylighting. The building’s 327,000sf interior space is designed as open office floors. Employees benefit from abundant natural light and sweeping views through the floor-to-ceiling glass curtain-wall façade.