"I'm hoping that all new construction in this city is LEED-certified, as well as all major renovation," Anderson said. "I do think that this major downtown renovation project would be internationally renowned if it were built according to high-performance standards."

While much of the church's redevelopment is cloaked in secrecy, the church and its team have said they will open up the malls but include less retail space. The two blocks where the malls sit will eventually be infused with some 900 housing units and office space.

Anderson recently signed an executive order requiring all buildings built with taxpayer dollars or ones that are managed by Salt Lake City be built according to LEED standards. The city's new Intermodal Hub, which was dedicated earlier this month, became Salt Lake's first city-owned building to be LEED-certified.

The old Fuller Paint Building, which was remodeled into the headquarters of Big D Construction, is another example of a LEED-certified building in Salt Lake City. That project was a joint venture between the city Redevelopment Agency and Big D.

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