Project Earns LEED Gold, Helps City be a Greener Community
The City of Elk Grove’s Special Waste Collection Center (Center) opened in April 2014 with a commitment to a cleaner and greener community. The Center, which features AEP Span’s architectural metal panels, has earned LEED Gold Certification and, to-date, has accepted nearly 300,000 pounds (130 tons) of recyclable materials diverted from local landfills.
“With the Elk Grove Special Waste Collection Center project, we wanted to express and celebrate the industrial chic nature of dealing with hazardous waste products at the same time creating a safe, warm and comfortable environment for the Center Staff,” said Eric Glass, AIA, LEED AP, and Principal of Santa Rosa-based firm Glass Architects. “The project is designed to take a heavily abused, neglected, and contaminated site and revitalize it, turning it into a protected habitat.”