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APUS President Wallace E. Boston, Jr. and Provost Dr. Frank McCluskey are joined by several national and local leaders to break ground on the new APUS Academic Center.  The four story building will be constructed for LEED-certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) as a “green” facility and built to standards set by US Green Building Council (USGBC). Some of the environmental features include efficient insulation and windows, lighting controls to manage energy use and solar panels on the roof to provide a portion of the building’s energy requirements. When completed, the building will initially accommodate approximately 140 personnel and contain one of the world’s largest book collections on military history.

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