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JuanCarlos Chan, Photographer, City of Los
Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks

indoor gyms, as well as the replacement of indoor florescent lighting at
all buildings and recreation facilities.
The motivation for selecting LED
or Solid State Technology in our
energy savings and efficiency goals
is that the payback for LED is relatively short - 3-5 years - and LED
is maintenance-free. Some manufacturers confidently provide 10 years or
more on warranty for their products.
Additionally, the energy savings on
LED is immediate, from 30 percent
to 45 percent and 70 percent, depending on the applications.
In 2011, the department dedicated
and opened the city of Los Angeles'
first Leadership and Excellence in
Environmental Design (LEED) certified building at Lafayette Park. Since
then, the department has adopted
new " green " design techniques. All
of our new facilities are " green "
buildings and LEED compliant, and
improvement/renovations to existing buildings are designed to meet
LEED guidelines as well. LEED, the
Green Building Council's rating system, measures sustainability, green
design and building performance.
LEED certification is a point rating
system that credits or applies points
for implementing LEED aspects in
several categories such as sustainable
sites, water efficiency, indoor environmental quality, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and
innovation and design process. There
are four levels of LEED certification, and a building requires at least
40 points for LEED certification.
Los Angeles has adopted a policy requiring all new buildings larger than
7,500 square feet to meet the minimum certification level.
By 2035, 75 percent of the built
environment in the United States
will have been constructed new or
renovated since 2005. With buildings
accounting for 39 percent of carbon

In 2010, solar roof panels were installed at Pecan Recreation Center, seen here.

dioxide emissions, there is an opportunity to significantly contribute
to carbon reduction when designing
and constructing new structures.
Right now is the perfect time to implement green building standards
and techniques in your park agencies.
Every step and new effort has
strengthened our knowledge of what
works and what does not in our park
designs. Our 50 Park Initiative has
put a focus in the past couple of years
on the development of small neighborhood parks. Community meetings
are held and residents are provided
with information on the park's basic design elements and included in
the design discussions. They are also
educated on why sustainable and
conservation elements are needed
and their benefits. This collaborative-driven process allows for unique
elements in each park and keeps the
community informed about our conservation efforts. Each new park also
includes sustainable design practices,
as well as water and energy conservation elements such as native land-

scaping, LED lighting and smart irrigation systems.
The increasing population, scarcity of water, growing waste levels
and escalation of global warming are
intensifying the demands on limited
resources around the world. Energy- and water-efficient practices are
needed on every level. From water
reduction to LED technology, park
agencies have multiple opportunities for implementing conservation
techniques and practices and sharing them with their park patrons to
help their communities become environmentally conscious. Providing
knowledge and examples of conservation efforts can have a strong impact on the communities we serve.
We have helped build strong communities through recreation, and we can
help encourage them to be stewards
of the environment. This most likely will require changes to our operations and park-design process.
Amy A. Garcia is a Public Relations Assistant at
the city of Los Angeles Department of
Recreation and Parks (amy.a.garcia@lacity.org).

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