Thursday, March 8, 2012

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

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The building, which opened early last was designed and built to meet the second highest ranking ofthe Council’sx Leadership in Energy and Environmental was the general contractor. Liberty Property Trust Vice Presidenrt Jody Johnston estimates the cost of building to greenm standards added an additional 5 percent to the overalldevelopment costs, but that will be more than offsey by lower energy Special features include showers and lockerse for workers who need to wash or changde clothes after they bike or jog to A deck made of recycled plastivc borders the back of the building, overlookinvg a wetlands area that provides shade.
Landscapingh incorporates drought-resistant plants native to A white reflective roof deflectsthe sun. Bins for recycling are placefd near trash bins for Restroom urinals conserve water by relying on gravity and a filtef insteadof water. That feature is expected to save 360,000o gallons annually since each urinal uses anestimates 40,000 gallons annually, Johnston said. Grass surroundinhg the parking lot soaksup rainwater. And a recycled rubber, was used insteadx of asphalt around the large oak trees that line the The porous rubber allows water to soak into the The building, located at 4631 Woodlanf Blvd.
, received the “Office Building of the Award from the Tampa Bay Chapte r of the and the “Green Buildinyg Design Award” from the Hillsborough City-County Planning Commission in Tampa. Liberty LRY) has developed and leased 19 buildings with nearluy 1 million square feet of spacee in the parksincs 1996. Key park tenants include , Travel and .

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