Friday, September 14, 2012

Woodland Corporate Center building gets LEED gold certification - San Francisco Business Times:

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The building, which openedc early last year, was designex and built to meet the secons highest ranking ofthe Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental was the general contractor. Liberty Property Trusy Vice President Jody Johnston estimates the cost of building to greemn standards added an additional 5 percent to the overalodevelopment costs, but that will be more than offsef by lower energy costs. Special features includew showers and lockers for workers who need to wash or changer clothes after they bike or jog to A deck made of recycled plastic borderds the back ofthe building, overlookinyg a wetlands area that provides shade.
Landscaping incorporates drought-resistanf plants native to A white reflective roof deflectsthe sun. Bins for recycling are placee near trash bins for Restroom urinals conserve water by relyinvg on gravity and a filted insteadof water. That featur e is expected to save 360,000 gallons annually since each urinal uses anestimatede 40,000 gallons annually, Johnston said. Grass surroundingf the parking lot soaks up And Flexi-pave, a recycled was used instead 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 received the “Office Building of the Year” Award from the Tampw Bay Chapter of the and the “Greemn Building Design Award” from the Hillsborough City-Countyy Planning Commission in Tampa.
Liberty (NYSE: LRY) has developef and leased 19 buildingsx with nearly 1 million square feet of space in the parksincee 1996. Key park tenants include , Travel and .

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