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Tumwater Unveils Eco-friendly State Office

The Attorney General’s Office dedicated its new building in Tumwater last week, hailing it as a milestone in conservation and environmental friendliness.

The building is the first privately owned state office building to meet a standard called Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver. Among its features:

• 35 percent less energy consumption than normal, saving $55,000 a year.
• 57 percent less water use than normal, saving 492,000 gallons a year.
• 75 percent of the construction waste — 5,300 tons — was recycled.
• 46 percent of the material costs were for regionally manufactured products.
• 68 percent of the material costs of wood were for wood certified for forest stewardship. -}

  (6-May-07) The Olympian

  
  

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