SUSTAINABLE DESIGN


As a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, and with more than twenty LEED™ accredited professionals, RNL is deeply committed to environmental stewardship through sustainable design practices. Environmentally responsible architecture is a strategy for reducing the environmental impact of the entire building and construction process; the goal is to live lightly on the earth, protecting the planet's resources for the future generations. We creatively explore the integration of as many sustainable practices as we can achieve within each project's budget:

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN EXPERIENCE:

  • 980,000 s.f. of projects LEED™ Certified
  • 90,000+ g.s.f. designed to meet LEED™ certified standards though the client is not pursuing formal certification.
  • 450,000+ g.s.f. designed prior to LEED™, with equivalent cutting-edge sustainable efforts prior to the adoption of LEED™.
  • 10 new projects presently being designed to meet LEED™ certified, silver and gold levels.

 

KEY INNOVATION CREDIT PURSUITS:

  • Sustainable Pedagogy
  • Double the % of Locally Fabricated Materials
  • Double the % of Locally Harvested Materials
  • Cutting Edge BMPs for Storm Water
  • Incorporation of yet to be adopted LEED™ for Labs Criteria
  • Incorporation of yet to be adopted LEED™ for Interiors Criteria
  • Innovative Data / Telecom / Computer Sustainable Strategies
LEED™ CERTIFIED / SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS
   
     
   

LAPD Valley Bureau Headquarters & Traffic Division
LEED™: Goal Certified, Exceeds Savings by Design by 520% or Better Efficiency Above Title 24, plus On-Site Energy Production through Integrated Photo Voltaic Curtain Wall
Construction Cost: $11,300,000
Schedule: Starting Construction Documents
       
    Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building
LEED™: Final Submittal for Certified Rating
Construction Cost: $132,000,000
Schedule: Completed August 2002
       
    Fontana Library & Resource Technology Center
LEED™: Goal Certified, Exceeds Savings by Design by 20%
Construction Cost: $26,500,000
Schedule: Construction Documents Complete, Awaiting Bond Funding
       
    UC Merced Logistics Support Facility
LEED™: Goal Silver, Savings by Design 20% or Better Efficiency Above Title 24
Construction Cost: $7,500,000
Schedule: In Design Development
       
    Glendale Beeline Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility
LEED™: Designed to Meet Certified Standards, Exceeds Savings by Design by 20%, 10% On-Site Energy Production with Photo Voltaic Shade Canopies
Construction Cost: $6,000,000
Schedule: Construction Documents Completed, Project On Hold Pending Funding
       
    Los Angeles Harbor Community College Operations and Maintenance Facility
LEED™: Goal Silver Rating, Exceeds Savings by Design by 20%, 10% On-Site Energy Production - Photo-Voltaic array serving all new campus buildings
Construction Cost: $5,385,000
Schedule: In Schematic Design
       
    South Lake Tahoe Maintenance and Operations Facility
LEED™: Goal Silver Rating, will Feature a Sod (Green) Roof
Construction Cost: $5,385,000
Schedule: In Schematic Design
       
    Colorado Springs Utilities Environmental Services Lab
LEED™: Goal Silver Rating
Construction Cost: $11,000,000 estimated
Schedule: Under Construction
       
    Tempe East Valley Operations & Maintenance Facility
LEED™: Goal Silver Rating
Construction Cost: $27,000,000 estimated
Schedule: In Schematic Design
       
      RAD/MTA Operations and Maintenance Facility
LEED™: Goal Silver Rating, will feature a Sod (Green) Roof
Construction Cost: $15,000,000 estimated
Schedule: In Schematic Design
       
      Los Angeles Mission College New Media Arts Facility
LEED™: Goal Silver Rating
Construction Cost: $10,500,000
Schedule: In Programming and Conceptual Design
       
      Los Angeles City College Science & Technology II
LEED™: Goal Certified Rating
Construction Cost: $6,500,000
Schedule: In Schematic Design