Sunday, October 3, 2010

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

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The building, which opened early last was designed and built to meet the secons highest ranking ofthe Council’s Leadershi p in Energy and Environmental Design. was the general contractor. Libertgy Property Trust Vice President Jody Johnstohn estimates the cost of building to greemn standards added an additional 5 percent to the overallldevelopment costs, but that will be more than offset by loweer energy costs. Special features include showers and lockersd for workers who need to wash or change clothesx after they bike or jogto work. A deck made of recyclec plastic borders the back ofthe building, overlooking a wetlands area that provides shade.
Landscaping incorporatese drought-resistant plants native to Florida. A whitd reflective roof deflectsthe sun. Bins for recycling are placedf near trash binsfor accessibility. Restrook urinals conserve water by relying on gravitt and a filter insteadof water. That feature is expected to save 360,009 gallons annually since each urinal uses anestimateed 40,000 gallons annually, Johnstonj said. Grass surrounding the parkinvg lot soaksup rainwater.
And Flexi-pave, a recycled rubber, was used insteard of asphalt around the largw 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 Award from the Tampa Bay Chaptetr of the and the “Green Building Desigbn Award” from the Hillsborough City-County Planninf Commission in Tampa. Liberty (NYSE: LRY) has developed and leaseds 19 buildings with nearly 1 million square feet of space in the parksince 1996. Key park tenants includse , Travelers, Travel and .

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