REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rudolph and Sletten General Contractors announced today that it has received the Gold LEED CI (Commercial Interiors) certification for the build out of its new 40,000 square foot Corporate Headquarters at the Pacific Shores Center in Redwood City. The project is one of a handful of LEED 2.0 (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) CI certified projects in the Western U.S. CAS Architects, Mountain View, was the architect of record. The U.S. Green Building Council developed the Commercial Interiors rating system to encourage the development of more sustainable tenant spaces. The Council makes the award based on six areas of sustainability for commercial interiors, including the use of recycled materials, energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, water efficiency, design innovation, and the use of a sustainable site. As a leader in the green building movement, Rudolph and Sletten has well over 100 LEED Accredited Professionals in-house, ranking it among the top for general contracting firms, and making it the leading green builder in California. “This certification reflects Rudolph and Sletten’s commitment to sustainable construction,” said Gary Walz, Executive Vice President of Rudolph and Sletten, who is the company’s highest ranking LEED accredited professional. “When we decided to relocate our corporate office to Pacific Shores, our first decision was that our facility must be LEED Gold or better.” Rudolph and Sletten has been selected for many of California’s leading sustainable construction projects, including the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Molecular Foundry (Silver LEED certified); Sun Microsystems Santa Clara Campus; Shaklee World Headquarters and the Alum Rock Youth Center in San Jose. Currently, Rudolph and Sletten is building Moffett Towers, a 1.8 million square foot office park for Jay Paul Company which is seeking LEED certification. Nick Pera, Rudolph and Sletten’s Preconstruction Executive who managed the LEED process, said that the CI Gold certification included credits for recycling, using local materials, and improving indoor environmental quality. “The build out included using a large amount of recycled materials in the building, and recycling 93% of all the waste instead of sending it to a landfill,” he said. Pera added that 75% of the project space receives substantial amounts of daylight, which contributes to indoor environmental quality and occupant comfort. “Countertops were manufactured from recycled glass from Berkeley,” said Pera. “The casework was also manufactured locally, adding to the use of local products. We have also placed signage throughout the building to educate the staff and visitors about the green aspects of the building.”
