South Whittier Library in Whittier is a 14,707 square feet Public Assembly building that ranks in the top 6% of projects in LEED for New Construction 2009 rating system.
Why It's Green:
42% improvement on baseline building performance rating
13% onsite renewable energy
35% green power purchase
20% recycled content building materials
10% regionally extracted, harvested, recovered, or manufactured materials
50% FSC-certified wood products
75% diversion of construction and demolition debris
75% of occupied space has daylighting
90% of occupied space has quality views
50% reduction in potable landscape water use
35% reduction in baseline indoor water use
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11543 Colima Rd, Whittier, CA, USA