NEWCOM DEVELOPMENT, LLC TO BUILD FIRST "GREEN" COMMERCIAL,
NON-PUBLIC FUNDED BUSINESS PARK IN FLORIDA'S HISTORY
Release Date - July 13, 2007
Jacksonville, Florida
NewCom Development, LLC is pleased to announce their newest development,
Greenland Commerce Center, located at the intersection of Greenland Road
and Greenland Chase Boulevard. This campus setting of mixed use
development includes 174,000 square feet of flex-space (office/warehouse),
31,000 square feet of retail shopping center, "The Shoppes at Greenland Chase",
and 10,000 square feet of business office space. This project is the first
commercial business park and the largest non-public funded speculative
"green" project in Florida's history! This project is pre-registered as a gold
level certified project with the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System.
NewCom Development, LLC was founded on the principle that developing and
building should be much more than the design, construction and maintenance of
the building itself. By building "green", our finished projects contribute both to the
ecology and economy of the environment they serve by substantially reducing or
eliminating negative environmental impacts and improving existing design,
construction and operational practices. Research has shown that building green
projects increases worker productivity, and reduces employee absenteeism and
turnover. This is achieved by increasing indoor air quality of all building spaces
by using low-odor building finishes and technologically advanced HVAC systems
with enhanced design and verification procedures to ensure proper performance,
and increased natural daylight lighting designs. Productivity is also enhanced by
providing changing rooms/showers for employees bicycling to work as a means
of alternative transportation, and preferred parking spaces for those car-pooling
or driving low-emitting vehicles.
Other advantages to this approach are a reduction of offsite storm water
discharge, more reflective roofing surfaces to reduce heat-gain of buildings,
thereby reducing energy consumption, reduction of lighting pollution to
surrounding neighborhoods, water efficient landscape design significantly
reducing or eliminating watering needs and demands on potable and natural
resources.
Traditional building practices consume large amounts of energy and other natural
resources and substantial harm is being done to the environment. There is a
growing interest in the construction industry to build structures that are more
"eco-sensitive" and "green" built. Green building practices reduce operating
costs, enhance building marketability, and reduce potential liability resulting from
indoor air quality problems.
Green buildings are healthy buildings with a profitable return, showing reduced
energy and maintenance costs. Specifically, green oriented design, construction,
and development can be achieved by choosing environmentally appropriate
sites, reusing existing buildings, choosing previously developed sites, protecting
natural and agricultural areas, and protecting and/or restoring natural sites.
Green friendly construction practices will significantly reduce the substantial
construction waste burden by enhanced recycling, purchasing regionally
available materials, and implementation of materials that are self-renewing in
shorter time spans. Building interior environments are improved by improving the
natural air ventilation characteristics of the building and by increased utilization of
natural outside lighting for interior spaces. The application of low or no-water
toilets and urinals can greatly reduce demands on municipal water and
wastewater facilities, and the use of renewable and alternative energy sources
such as solar, wind, or geo-thermal can significantly lower requirements for
conventional power.
Resulting success stories are numerous from every phase of implementation.
One Spokane, Washington grocery store construction project diverted 48 tons of
waste to recycling reducing the conventional waste management costs by 56
percent. Students in day-lit schools in North Carolina consistently scored higher
on tests than students in similar conventionally lighted classrooms. Studies of
workers in green buildings reported productivity gains of up to 16 percent.
Similar energy efficiency measures have reduced operating expenses of a
Denver dry goods building by as much as $75,000.
Constructing buildings in an environmentally responsible manner requires
extensive planning and education of architects, contractors and subcontractors to
find and utilize greener materials and construction techniques. This can be
facilitated by increased coordination of all construction professionals to achieve
success in reducing the impact of their buildings in the environment.
Buildings are only one part of an "environmentally friendly" community. All
decision makers must work together to create a successful working relationship
between buildings, nature and people to create a productive and thriving
environment. Government also plays an important role in the development of
green communities. By utilizing green practices in their own business and
providing means to aid the private development industry, they support
productive, healthy and thriving communities.
NewCom Development strives to promote the US Green Building Council
principle of promoting the triple bottom line. The triple bottom line clarifies and
strengthens a healthy and dynamic balance between environmental, social and
economic prosperity. We also strive to be guided by the precautionary principle
in utilizing technical and scientific data to protect, preserve, and restore the
health of the global environment, ecosystems, and species.
At NewCom Development, LLC we are proud of our work and we are confident
when we say our projects speak for themselves in terms of meeting and
exceeding the methods of building green.
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Media Contact Information:
H. C. "Chuck" Harcrow
President
NewCom Development, LLC
12412 San Jose Boulevard
Suite 404
Jacksonville, Florida 32223
Phone: (904)260-1700
Fax: (904)260-1799
Charcrow@newcomdev.com
www.newcomdev.com
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