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Sears Tower to Undergo Historic Green Retrofit

The Enormous Project Would Cost $350 Million and Lower Base Energy Consumption by 80 Percent
By Andrew C. Burr
June 28, 2009 | 8:57 P.M.

Nearly 40 years after its construction, Chicago’s Sears Tower -- the world’s third tallest building -- is embarking on what could be its greatest adventure: a $350 million, top-to-bottom environmental retrofit that would add wind turbines, solar panels and roof gardens to its iconic profile and trim its electricity use to a fraction of current consumption.

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