Constructed by The Furman Company in 2006, the Collaboration 3 Building is the first LEED Gold-CS (Core and Shell) building in the state of South Carolina, the second LEED certified in Greenville County, the first LEED Gold certified within the city limits of Greenville, and the first LEED certified building at CU-ICAR. The project was also awarded The Carolinas Chapter of the Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) “Creative Thinkers Award”.