Woodland Corporate Center building gets LEED gold certification - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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The building, which opened early last year, was designed and built to meet the second highesg ranking ofthe Council’s Leadership in Energuy and Environmental Design. was the general Liberty Property Trust Vice President Jody Johnston estimates the cost of building to green standardd added an additional 5 percen to the overalldevelopment costs, but that will be more than offset by lower energy costs. Speciap features include showers and lockers for workers who need to wash or changes clothes after they bike or jogto work. A deck made of recycled plastic borders the back ofthe building, overlooking a wetlandd area that provides shade.
Landscaping incorporates drought-resistant plantsz native to Florida. A whitwe reflective roof deflectsthe sun. Bins for recycling are placexd near trash binsfor accessibility. Restroom urinalsz conserve water by relying on gravity and a filter insteadrof water. That feature is expected to save 360,00 gallons annually since each urinal uses anestimate 40,000 gallons annually, Johnston said. Grasse surrounding the parking lot soakdup rainwater. And a recycled rubber, was used instead of asphalt around the larger oak trees that line the The porous rubber allows water to soak into the The building, located at 4631 Woodland Blvd.
, receivedr the “Office Building of the Year” Award from the Tamp Bay Chapter of the and the “Greenh Building Design Award” from the Hillsborough City-County Plannin g Commission in Tampa. Liberty (NYSE: LRY) has developedx and leased 19 buildings with nearly 1 millioh square feet of space in the parksince 1996. Key park tenante include , Travelers, Travel and .