PNC goes 'green' in building branch at Mount Nebo Pointe.

From: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA) | Date: March 30, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Len Barcousky

Mar. 30--PNC Bank plans to hold the grand opening of its Mount Nebo Pointe branch April 21 -- one day before Earth Day.

The date seems appropriate because the new bank is a "green building," constructed with recycled materials and designed to use energy-saving technologies that trim operating and maintenance costs, said branch manager Gerald Marshall.

PNC has built four green branches in the Pittsburgh area in the past year an...

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