Recycled Materials, Reduced Energy Use Among Features
The new Omaha Service Center boasts numerous sustainability features. They include:
Reduced energy use
- T5 and LED lighting
- Daylight harvesting
- Ground loop heat exchanger
- Solar thermal heat
- Natural lighting, operational windows
- Occupancy sensors
- White roofing material
Design features
- Materials - 20% recycled, 20% within 500 miles
- Water saving plumbing fixtures
- Use of recycled materials
- Aggregate flooring: less material, maintenance, no future replacement, nothing to landfill
- Floor mats: reduce outside contaminants and cleaning requirements
- Outside siding all recyclable
Site considerations
- Pervious pavement
- Natural ground cover
- Storm water retention area
- Storm sewer inserts - mitigate oil spill threat
- No irrigation system - reduced water, equipment, maintenance, mowing
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