The Vadatech corporate headquarters comprises research, development and manufacturing space for the design and manufacture of computer technologies, primarily for clients such as the U.S. Dept. of Defense and NASA. The 70,000-sq-ft facility features more than 30,000 sq ft of high-tech semi-clean rooms for manufacturing and testing. The facility achieved LEED-Certified status through strategies such as recycling 98% of the construction waste and adding energy-efficient boilers and cooling towers.
Judges were impressed by the tactics used to overcome challenges with the site, which is located less than 0.5 mile from where the PEPCON plant fire and explosion occurred in 1988. Since the event, the city of Henderson has monitored soil and water in the area.