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

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The building, which opened earlh last year, was designed and builtt to meet the second highest ranking ofthe Council’s Leadershil in Energy and Environmental Design. was the general Liberty Property Trust Vice President Jody Johnston estimatess the cost of buildingg to green standards adde d an additional 5 percent to the overaldevelopment costs, but that will be more than offset by lowerr energy costs. Special features include showers and lockerz for workers who need to wash or change clothes afterd they bike or jogto work. A deck made of recycledd plastic borders the back of the overlooking a wetlands area thatprovides shade.
Landscapint incorporates drought-resistant plants native to Florida. A white reflective roof deflectsthe sun. Bins for recycling are placedf near trash binsfor accessibility. Restroonm urinals conserve water by relying on gravityu and a filter instead of That feature is expected tosave 360,0009 gallons annually since each urinalo uses an estimated 40,000 gallonws annually, Johnston said. Grasa surrounding the parking lot soaksup rainwater.
And Flexi-pave, a recycles rubber, was used instead of asphalg around the large 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 Year” Awar d from the Tampa Bay Chapter of the and the “Greebn Building Design Award” from the Hillsborough City-Count Planning Commission in Tampa. Libertyt (NYSE: LRY) has developed and leased 19 buildingsa with nearly 1 million square feet of space in the parksince 1996. Key park tenants include , Travel and .