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MIAMI — The 133-bed, 282,000-square-foot West Kendall Baptist Hospital, located at Kendall Drive and SW 157th Avenue in Miami, has achieved LEED Gold certification. MGE Architects was the lead architecture and design firm on the project, which cost $210 million. Green elements include open landscaped areas, water retention lakes for 100 percent irrigation, automatic building controls, low-flow plumbing fixtures, and energy efficient lighting and air conditioning systems.