High Performing Buildings - Spring 2009 - (Page 29) VsP VisiOn care Excellence laurie gilmer, P e. . B u i l d i n g at a g l a n c e maureen rOskOski cynthia smith leOn Building name VsP Vision Care Headquarters Building 1 location 3333 Quality drive, rancho Cordova, Calif. size 152,000 ft2 building, including a 9,700 ft2 data center The process started in 2006 when VSP assembled a team to see how one company could make a difference. The team set goals to achieve operational excellence at the VSP facility by improving in three key areas: energy 20% reduction from Overview of Points The LEED-EB 2.0 system has 85 total credits available. To achieve Platinum, VSP set a goal to obtain 70 points. The cut-off for Platinum certification is 64 points. We ultimately pursued 65 points: leed–eB 2.0 POints sustainable sites 7 3 20 16 14 5 65 Year started 2006 Year Completed 2008 original Construction 1992 Building use Commercial office Total VsP Team Hours 2,100 Total feA Team Hours 425 distinctions leed-eB 2.0 Platinum current use levels Water 50% reduction from baseline Waste stream 95% diversion rate Building team owner VsP Vision Care (VsP). VsP provides comprehensive eye care benefit plans to more than 52 million members nationwide. leed Consultant facility engineering Associates, a national consulting firm, focuses on extending the life of and making improvements to existing facilities. VsP Team Cynthia smith leon, laurel Bane, Carlos ocampo, Curtis matsumoto, stephen Blynn facility engineering Associates (feA) Team laurie gilmer, maureen roskoski Photos facility engineering Associates After researching several systems and approaches, the team decided to pursue Platinum certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED® for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB) at the campus headquarters main building, HQ1, in Rancho Cordova, Calif. The building was constructed in 1992. We used the LEED-EB version 2.0 rating system as a road map to provide a framework and validation for our sustainability goals. Water efficiency energy & Atmosphere materials & resources indoor environmental Quality innovation total spring 2009 HigH Performing Buildings 29
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