Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Woodland Corporate Center building gets LEED gold certification - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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The building, which opened early last year, was designes and built to meet the second highestt ranking ofthe Council’s Leadership in Energty and Environmental Design. was the general Liberty Property Trust Vice President Jody Johnston estimates the cost of buildingf to green standards added an additional 5 percenty to the overalldevelopmentr costs, but that will be more than offset by lowefr energy costs. Special features include showers and lockers for workers who need to wash or changed clothes after they bike or jogto work. A deck made of recycle plastic borders the back of the overlooking a wetlands area thatprovides shade.
Landscapingh incorporates drought-resistant plants native to Florida. A white reflective roof deflectsxthe sun. Bins for recycling are placed near tras h binsfor accessibility. Restroom urinals conserve watert by relying on gravitgy and a filter insteadof water. That featurw is expected to save 360,00p0 gallons annually since each urinal uses anestimated 40,000 gallonas annually, Johnston said. Grass surrounding the parkingt lot soaksup rainwater. And Flexi-pave, a recyclex rubber, was used instead of asphal t around the large oak trees that linethe lots.
The porouas rubber allows water to soak into the The building, located at 4631 Woodland received the “Office Building of the Year” Award from the Tampa Bay Chaptee of the and the “Green Building Design Award” from the Hillsboroughn City-County Planning Commission in Tampa. Liberty (NYSE: LRY) has developed and leaseds 19 buildings with nearlyg 1 million square feet of spac in the parksince 1996. Key park tenants includ e , Travelers, Travel and .

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