Benedictine Women in Wisconsin win award for greenest new building in U.S. Monastery features geothermal heating , photovoltaic panels , specially designed windows . It is expected to save at least 60 % on energy costs alone . Hoffman LLC designed and built monastery at a cost of just over $ 7.5 million .
Benedictine Women in Wisconsin win award for greenest new building in U.S. Monastery features geothermal heating , photovoltaic lights , specially designed windows . Building is projected to save at least 60 percent on energy costs alone . Hoffman LLC designed and built monastery at a cost of just over $ 7.5 million .