Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is behind the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, so obviously knows a thing or two about building big. New York City's One World Trade Center shows that the firm is also pretty handy at building green too, and the western hemisphere's tallest building was recently awarded LEED Gold certification (a major green building code) in recognition of its sustainable design.
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