EL SEGUNDO, CA-The Los Angeles Military Entrance Processing Station in El Segundo has received LEED Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council, making it the first building in the city to achieve LEED Gold Certification, according to a prepared statement. The building totals 32,980 square feet and is 100% occupied by the US Department of Defense.
Developed by Torrance, CA-based Mar Ventures, the building is located at 1776 E. Grand Ave. The built-to-suit features general office space, a state-of-the-art medical diagnosis and testing facility, medical office and lab space, classrooms, food service, meeting and ceremony rooms.
Mar Ventures used approximately 30% of reclaimed or recycled materials in the construction, which it completed in February/March of this year. In addition, other environmental and energy-saving features include: low-flow toilets and faucets; light-pollution controls; and energy efficient structures and heating/cooling systems. According to a source close to Mar Ventures, the intent was to receive Gold rating all along.
“Mar Ventures was proud to be able to complete the first LEED Gold certified building in the city of El Segundo,” Lionel Uhry, director of acquisitions at Mar Ventures, tells GlobeSt.com. “Obtaining a Gold rating is a truly collaborative team effort between the developer, contractor, designers and the tenant.”
The building is the largest of 65 MEPS facilities in the US and Puerto Rico. The two-story concrete tilt-up building features brick, stucco and blue glass and is staffed with personnel from all military services and is used to qualify applicants and ship recruits for military and federal service during peacetime and mobilization.
According to the Department of Defense, the Los Angeles MEPS processes an average of more than 170 men and women per day who go on to become soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, coast guards, and national guards in the US Armed Forces. The Department of Defense relocated the former Los Angeles MEPS from a decades old building on Rodeo Road in Baldwin Village to El Segundo after signing a 15-year lease, according to the source close to Mar Ventures.
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