CitiesGoGreen - January 2009 - (Page 28) First LEED Platinum Recycling and Transfer Station The first LEED Platinum facility of its kind anywhere, it is attracting global attention as a model for solid waste recycling and transfer station design. The lead architect shares insights into the process that led to the project’s success. by Doug Brinley, KPG, Inc. Greening Solid Waste in King County, Washington urrounded by residential neighborhoods, a park, a transit base and an electric distribution substation, the Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station, in the City of Shoreline, Washington, is the first facility of its kind in the world to receive LEED Platinum project certification, and is an international model for green solid waste recycling and transfer station design. This is the story of the persistence and commitment, and of the development process, employed by King County Solid Waste Division (KCSWD) and its prime con- S sultant KPG, Inc., of Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, in creating the facility. Master Plan update In 2003 the county selected KPG, Inc. to provide master planning, design and construction phase services for the facility. The first step was to dust off and improve the 1994 facility master plan. The earlier plan was shelved for several years while King County worked with its suburban governments to develop a January 2009 28 http://citiesgogreen.com/issues/january-2009/efficient-buildings/first-leed-platinum-recycling-and-transfer-station http://citiesgogreen.com/issues/january-2009/efficient-buildings/first-leed-platinum-recycling-and-transfer-station http://citiesgogreen.com/issues/january-2009/efficient-buildings/first-leed-platinum-recycling-and-transfer-station
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