The first of Watson Land Company's warehouse buildings that Gaia assisted in meeting and exceeding their LEED certification goals has received recognition in a local publication. The INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN
www.insidesocal.com/the_bizz did a brief write up (below) on Watson Legacy Building 816 which Gaia worked extensively on to finally achieve a LEED gold certification… one of the first LEED gold speculative warehouse buildings in the nation. This project presented a unique challenge for the Gaia team. LEED for New Construction did not specifically address some of the The results speak for themselves and the countless hours of hard work paid off. Watson went into this project expecting to achieve basic LEED certification with a hope to achieve a Silver Rating. In the end, we were able to exceed even that goal. The energy savings, water savings and reduced maintenance mentioned below are only part of the picture. Speaking with some of the employees at the building, they expressed their enthusiasm for the new building telling us how happy they were with their new workplace. LEED studies often mention the improved worker productivity. The testimony of these employees certainly corroborates this assertion.
Watson Legacy Building 816
THE BIZZ
www.insidesocal.com/the_bizz/
New Chino industrial building
earns Gold-level LEED certification
Watson Land Co.'s recently completed
297,107-square-foot industrial Legacy Building in the
Watson Commerce Center Chino, 6810 Bickmore Ave.,
has been awarded Gold-level LEED certification by the
U.S. Green Building Council.
This was the first speculative industrial building in
Southern California to be awarded LEED Gold,
according to a company news release. The building is
occupied by Motivational Fulfillment & Logistics
Services Inc. According to the news release, the
company has reported that its electricity bill has
dropped 50 percent and its landscaping fees are nearly
40 percent lower since moving into the new facility.
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