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Real Estate Journal — Green Buildings — August 28 - September 10, 2015 — 17B
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Sares-Regis is currently developing seven premium LEED-certified distribution buildings CBRE brokers lease between QVC & Sares-Regis at 1.05m s/f distribution center
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government and staff were instrumental in our decision to select this site,” said James Reid, vice president of distribu- tion operations at QVC. “QVC looks forward to working with local business and govern- ment officials, and becoming an active part of the Ontario community.” “We are honored that QVC chose California for the loca- tion of their new state-of-the art facility and look forward to continuing to help them expand in the Golden State,” said Mike Rossi, senior advisor for jobs and business develop- ment to Governor Jerry Brown. “QVC applied and was award- ed a California Competes tax credit that has proven to be a valuable recruitment tool to attract global companies to California.” Over the past 28 years, QVC has shipped more than 1.7 billion packages in the United new capital project as well as a major addition to the existing, Phase I scientific research facil- ity housing more than 700 re- searchers that maintained full operational status throughout the new Phase II construction. “We are honored by this award. Without question, ‘green’ is in our DNA, and this dual-certified LEED Gold proj- ect demonstrates our commit- ment to incorporate innovative and sustainable design fea- tures in everything that we do,” said Jeffrey Welter, LEED AP BD+C, PMP , a managing principal in Perkins+Will’s DC office. “I’m extremely proud of the services we provided for this state-of-the-art research facility, which will assist sci- entists in positively impacting neuroscience research around the globe.” A variety of unique sustain- ability features were inte- grated into the research center, including geothermal ground- source heat pumps, active chilled beams, LED lights, and a roof-top photovoltaic array,
tribution operations at QVC. “This new distribution center will enable us to efficiently and swiftly serve our custom- ers throughout the Western United States.” “I am excited to welcome QVC – the world’s leading video and ecommerce retailer – to the City of Ontario,” Mayor Paul S. Leon said. “The addi- tion of QVC’s West Coast dis- tribution center furthers the City Council’s goal to invest in growth that will continue to drive the City’s economy.” The new LEED-certified fa- cility will utilize high efficiency systems for lighting, heating and cooling and will feature a 250 kW solar array on its roof- top. The West Coast distribu- tion center will also lower the company’s use of trucking by more than 10 million miles an- nually, leading to a reduction of more than 35 million pounds of CO2 emissions per year. n
A Y N E , P A — CBRE, Inc. has brokered a lease be-
tween QVC, the world’s lead- ing video and e-commerce re- tailer, and Sares-Regis Group to occupy a 1.05 million s/f distribution center in On- tario, California. Sares-Regis is currently developing seven premium LEED-certified dis- tribution buildings on a re- cently acquired 150–acre site. QVC will occupy the largest of seven buildings on the campus, which will represent their first West Coast distribution hub. State and local officials in California were instrumental in facilitating the deal. Mike Barker of CBRE’s Wayne, PA office, and Erik Wanland and Jay Dick from CBRE’s Ontario, CA office, represented QVC in the lease. “California Governor Jerry Brown, the County of San Bernardino, and the Ontario WASHINGTON, DC — Global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will announced that its Washington, DC office has received the 2015 Notable Green Building Project Award of Excellence from the U.S. Green Building Council National Capital Region (USGBC-NCR) for its work on the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) John Edward Porter Neuroscience Research Center. The award recognizes an ex- emplary green building outside of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) system. Completed in the spring of 2014 and located on the west- ern edge of the NIH’s Bethesda, MD, campus, the 320,000 s/f research center is comprised of 10 institutes, with Phases I and II together representing the largest neuroscience facil- ity in the U.S. The Notable Green Building Project Award of Excellence specifically recognizes Phase II, which represents both a
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States. The new facility, set to begin operation in the third quarter of 2016, will accom- modate approximately 20% of QVC’s total U.S. business. Its current distribution facilities are located in Suffolk, Virgin- ia; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Rocky Mount, North Carolina; and Florence, South Carolina. The existing distribution net-
work has shipped more than 570,000 units in a single day. “At QVC, distribution plays a significant role in enriching the customer service experi- ence. For each and every prod- uct we ship, we look at it as an opportunity to build trust, loyalty and engagement with our customers,” said James Reid, vice president of dis-
Perkins+Will’s DC office wins USGBC National Capital Region Award of Excellence for 320,000 s/f research center
which augments energy gen- eration. The Phase II facility is also home to a technologically advanced 18.4t MRI suite, the first-of-its-kind in the world, capable of providing high- resolution imaging. With its design, Perkins+Will has created a welcoming and efficient environment that sup- ports innovation and discovery. The project team designed spaces that encourage collabo- ration and communication, use flexible laboratory architecture that can change over time, and National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) John Edward Porter Neuroscience Research Center accommodate diverse research approaches, from cell culture to behavioral testing. Perkins+Will accepted the award at the USGBC-NCR’s 13th annual A Midsummer Night’s Green event on July 16 in Arlington. n
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