Webcor laboratory project in Brisbane, Calif., which is set to divert more than 90% of its waste from landfills and incineration, will be the first to meet the Total Resource Use and Efficiency zero-waste standard.
One Innovation Drive—the official address for this 205,000-sq-ft consolidated headquarters and manufacturing facility—is a testament to the sustainability commitment by furniture maker Norix as the project evolved from its original goal of basic LEED certification to LEED Gold.
The U.S. Green Building Council recently announced LEED Positive – a vision statement and LEED development roadmap that USGBC hopes will lay the foundation for a “regenerative” built environment.