RIVERSIDE, CA-The Press-Enterprise newspaper is now operating in a new five-story, 164,000-sf LEED-certified office buidling designed by Irvine-based LPA Inc. The nearly 130-year-old newspaper's new facility is at 3512 14th St.

The office building features a 100-foot tower that provides a new landmark in Downtown Riverside, comments Rick D'Amato, design principal with LPA. The building utilizes indirect lighting, dimming systems, high-efficiency air handling equipment, natural materials and intelligent construction technologies, D'Amato points out.

Other green features of the design include drought tolerant landscaping as well as low flow plumbing fixtures throughout the facility. The building also features effective sun control systems through the use of sun screens, fins and protective devices.