DUARTE, Calif., Feb. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Prolacta
Bioscience, the nation's leading provider of human milk-based
neonatal nutritional products to hospitals, announced today it has
earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold
certification for its new, 40,338 sq. ft. headquarters in
Duarte, CA. The certification is
awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and recognizes
the project's highly efficient, healthy and cost-saving design.
"We were determined to make our new headquarters green because
it's the right thing to do for our employees, and the environment,"
said Prolacta President and CEO Scott
Elster.
Prolacta's Duarte headquarters
received high marks in the LEED Energy & Atmosphere category.
Lighting installed in the building uses 55.5 percent less energy
than standard lighting solutions, and ENERGY STAR-rated appliances
and equipment were incorporated into the building to improve
efficiency. The innovative one-story building also focused on water
security and drought conditions, which are priorities in
Southern California. Prolacta
achieved every available point for water efficiency in the LEED
Water Efficiency category, earning extra points for overall
water-use reduction. Use of low-flow fixtures reduces the
building's indoor potable water use by 43.5 percent.
"We are honored to have achieved a LEED
Gold certification, and to partner with a mission-driven
organization like Prolacta that shares in our commitment to
sustainability and the environment," said Drew Shula, Founder
and Principal of Verdical Group, the Los Angeles-based green building consulting
firm that oversaw the project. "We exceeded our expectations, and
it's a testimony not only to the efficient and sustainable design
of the building, but also to Prolacta's commitment to improving its
community and providing an exceptional work environment
for its employees."
The Prolacta project earned four out of six possible points in
the Regional Priority LEED credit category, for its positive impact
on the local community. Of total building materials, 10.5 percent
were manufactured using recycled materials, and 31.8 percent of
materials used were manufactured within 500 miles of the building
site. In addition, with its location next to the Metro gold line
Duarte station, the building helps reduce the negative impacts of
single occupancy vehicle transportation on the environment and the
community. The building also promotes improved air quality by
reducing Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions in the materials
used, and the project established a green cleaning policy that is
used throughout the facility.
Other project partners included AC Martin, TK1SC and Driver
SPG.
About Prolacta Bioscience
Prolacta
Bioscience, Inc. is a privately-held life sciences company
dedicated to Advancing the Science of Human Milk®. The
company pioneered the development of human milk-based neonatal
nutritional products to meet the needs of critically ill, premature
infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Prolacta leads
the industry in the quality and safety of nutritional products made
from donor breast milk and operates the first and only
pharmaceutical-grade manufacturing facility for the processing of
human breast milk.
www.prolacta.com
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