Grand View University’s Rasmussen Center for Community Advancement Professions was named a runner-up in the Smartest Building in America Challenge, in which judges consider criteria such as the use of Apogee or Talon building automation systems to achieve business, efficiency or sustainability goals, as well as innovative features or capabilities orchestrated by building owners and facility managers. As a runner-up in the contest, Grand View is entitled to $15,000 in products and services from the building technologies division of Siemens USA or a $15,000 donation to a qualified charity. The Rasmussen Center, a 40,000-square-foot academic building completed in the fall of 2008, is located on the northwest corner of East 14th Street and Grandview Avenue. For more information, go to www.smartestbuildinginamerica.com.