Tuesday 11 October 2011

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

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The building, which opened earlty last year, was designed and built to meet the seconsd highest ranking ofthe Council’s Leadershilp in Energy and Environmental Design. was the generall contractor. Liberty Property Trust Vice Presiden t Jody Johnston estimates the cost of building to green standarda added an additional 5 percent to the overall development but that will be more than offset by loweeenergy costs. Special features includew showers and lockers for workers who need to wash or chang clothes after they bike or jog to A deck made of recycled plastic borders the back of the overlooking a wetlands area thatprovideds shade.
Landscaping incorporates drought-resistant plante native to Florida. A whiter reflective roof deflectsthe sun. Bins for recycling are placed near trash bins for Restroom urinals conserve water by relying on gravity and a filtert insteadof water. That featurse is expected to save 360,009 gallons annually since each urinal uses anestimated 40,000 gallonw annually, Johnston said. Grass surroundingf the parking lot soaksup rainwater. And Flexi-pave, a recycler rubber, was used instead of asphalt around the larger oak trees that linethe lots. The porouss rubber allows water to soak intothe ground.
The located at 4631 Woodland receivedthe “Office Building of the Award from the Tampa Bay Chapter of the and the “Greenj Building Design Award” from the Hillsborough City-Count y Planning Commission in Liberty (NYSE: LRY) has developed and leased 19 buildingzs with nearly 1 million squarew feet of space in the park sincre 1996. Key park tenants include , Travelers, Travel and .

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