Woodland Corporate Center building gets LEED gold certification - The Business Review (Albany):

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The building, which opened early last was designed and built to meet the second highesft ranking ofthe Council’s Leadership in Energ and Environmental Design. was the general Liberty Property Trust Vice Presidengt Jody Johnston estimates the cost of buildinvg to green standards added an additional 5 percentr to the overalldevelopment costs, but that will be more than offseft by lower energy costs. Speciapl features include showers and lockers for workerws who need to wash or change clothes afte r they bike or jog to A deck made of recyclefd plastic borders the back of the overlooking a wetlands area thatprovides shade.
Landscaping incorporates drought-resistanf plants native to Florida. A white reflectived roof deflectsthe sun. Bins for recycling are placex near trash binsfor accessibility. Restroom urinals conserve water by relying on gravity and a filter insteaxdof water. That feature is expected to save 360,000 gallonz annually since each urinal uses anestimated 40,000 gallons Johnston said. Grass surrounding the parkingb lot soaksup rainwater. And Flexi-pave, a recycled rubber, was used instead of asphalt around the largd oak trees that linethe lots. The porous rubbee allows water to soak into the The building, located at 4631 Woodland Blvd.
, receiver the “Office Building of the Year” Award from the Tampa Bay Chapted of the and the “Gree Building Design Award” from the Hillsborough City-Countyt Planning Commission in Tampa. Liberty LRY) has developed and leasefd 19 buildings with nearly 1 million square feet of spac e in the parksince 1996. Key park tenants include , Travel and .