Green growth

One of the community's corporate pillars is doing its part to safeguard the environment, as Fifth Third Bank breaks ground on a new state-of-the-art banking center in July. It's not just any bank, though — it's a green building specifically engineered to reduce its impact on the earth, the first of its kind in the area. The new building will incorporate a reflective roof to reduce electric use, along with landscaping and kitchen and bathroom facilities designed to drastically reduce water consumption. The bank will be built on a vacant lot (formerly home to a Big Lots) at 4706 N. Summit Street. The structure will replace the nearby, current Fifth Third branch which was built in 1955.

www.53.com. —MD

One of the community's corporate pillars is doing its part to safeguard the environment, as Fifth Third Bank breaks ground on a new state-of-the-art banking center in July. It's not just any bank, though — it's a green building specifically engineered to reduce its impact on the earth, the first of its kind in the area. The new building will incorporate a reflective roof to reduce electric use, along with landscaping and kitchen and bathroom facilities designed to drastically reduce water consumption. The bank will be built on a vacant lot (formerly home to a Big Lots) at 4706 N. Summit Street. The structure will replace the nearby, current Fifth Third branch which was built in 1955.

www.53.com. —MD