Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton's two buildings bag LEED Platinum
A pair of new buildings at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, US have secured LEED Platinum from the US Green Building Council.
The two new buildings include Wounded Warrior Headquarters, and Hope and Care Centre. They have been built by UK-based Balfour Beatty Construction. Construction on the two-building project began in April 2010 and was accomplished in October 2011.
The Hope and Care Centre covers a total area of 30,995 square feet. The facility has a resource and recovery centre, weight training centre, outdoor amphitheatre, therapeutic gardens, indoor therapy pool, outdoor lap pool, climbing wall and an 1/8 mile covered track. It also features counseling, employment support, financial management, community orientation, training, and outreach programs space.
Designed by San Diego's Cass, Sowatsky, Chapman & Associates, the Wounded Warrior Headquarters spans 9,354 square feet. It comprises space for administration and operations, as well as mixed-use space for a visitor waiting area and conference rooms. It also features flexible office spaces.
Both the facilities comply by ADA specifications. They also abide by a host of green principles. It includes use of water and energy saving measures which lead to a fall of more than 84,000 gallons in annual water consumption and energy cost cuts of over $52,000 per year.
