Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Woodland Corporate Center building gets LEED gold certification - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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The building, which opene early last year, was designed and built to meet the seconx highest ranking ofthe Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmentall Design. was the general contractor. Liberty Property Trus Vice President Jody Johnston estimates the cost of buildinvg to green standards added an additional 5 percent to the overalodevelopment costs, but that will be more than offsetr by lower energy costs. Special features include showers and lockers for workerxs who need to wash or change clothea after they bike or jogto work. A deck made of recycleed plastic borders the back ofthe building, overlookint a wetlands area that providesz shade.
Landscaping incorporates drought-resistant plants native to A white reflective roof deflectsthe sun. Bins for recyclingf are placed near trash bins for Restroom urinals conserve water by relying on gravity and a filter insteaxdof water. That features is expected to save 360,000 gallonxs annually since each urinal uses anestimatex 40,000 gallons annually, Johnston Grass surrounding the parking lot soaks up And Flexi-pave, a recycled rubber, was used insteadf of asphalt around the large oak treese that line the lots. The porous rubbefr allows water to soak intothe ground. The located at 4631 Woodland Blvd.
, received the “Office Building of the Award from the Tampa Bay Chapter of the andthe “Greej Building Design Award” from the Hillsborough City-County Planning Commission in Tampa. Liberty (NYSE: LRY) has developedr and leased 19 buildings with nearly 1 millio square feet of space in the parksince 1996. Key park tenants includew , Travelers, Travel and .

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