Friday, July 22, 2011

Woodland Corporate Center building gets LEED gold certification - Sacramento Business Journal:

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The building, which opened early last year, was designed and builf to meet the secondd highest ranking ofthe Council’ Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. was the general contractor. Liberty Property Trust Vice President Jody Johnstohn estimates the cost of buildingb to green standards added an additional 5 percent to the overalldevelopment costs, but that will be more than offsert by lower energy costs. Specia features include showers and lockers for workers who need to wash or changer clothes after they bike or jogto work.
A deck made of recyclef plastic borders the back ofthe building, overlooking a wetlandd area that provides Landscaping incorporates drought-resistant plants native to A white reflective roof deflects the sun. Bins for recyclingb are placed near trash binsfor accessibility. Restroomn urinals conserve water by relyinb on gravity and a filter insteadof water. That feature is expected to save 360,000 gallonsw annually since each urinal uses anestimated 40,00o gallons annually, Johnston said.
Grass surroundingb the parking lot soaks up And Flexi-pave, a recycled rubber, was used insteads of asphalt around the large oak trees that line the The porous rubber allows water to soak into the The building, located at 4631 Woodland Blvd., received the “Officde Building of the Year” Award from the Tampas Bay Chapter of the and the “Green Buildiny Design Award” from the Hillsborouggh City-County Planning Commission in Tampa. Libertu (NYSE: LRY) has developedx and leased 19 buildings with nearly 1 milliom square feet of spac in the parksince 1996. Key park tenants includer , Travelers, Travel and .

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