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RLUOB: Sustainable design
Sustainability considerations were integrated early in the RLUOB project planning and design phases. A strong commitment to environmental stewardship throughout procurement and construction helped ensure a high-performance, sustainable building.
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Radiological Laboratory Utility Office Building
RLUOB comprises approximately 19,500 square feet of radiological lab space, centralized utilities/services, office space for 350 workers, consolidated training facility with mock labs, and facility incident command and emergency response capabilities.
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Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED)
The US Green Building Council's third party rating system, LEED, was incorporated into the RLUOB planning to ensure a high-performance, sustainable design and to measure the building's level of achieved sustainability. RLUOB will be LANL's first building to achieve LEED certification and the first to receive LEED Gold status.
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RLUOB's LEED certification a welcomed challenge
RLUOB is not a typical building type for which LEED certification is attempted. Given RLUOB's mission and functional performance requirements for safety and security, the certification was considered a challenge, one that LANL welcomed.
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RLUOB receives NNSA's and DOE's highest pollution prevention awards
The NNSA recognized RLUOB with its 2010 Best-in-Class Award for Sustainable Design/Green Building. DOE gave RLUOB the 2010 EStar Award for exemplary environmental sustainability practices. This project improved environmental performance during construction; will enhance safety, security; and will reduce long-term cost and risk to LANL operations.
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RLUOB: Going Green
Executive Order 13514 requires 50% of all Construction and Demolition debris to be recycled on all government projects. Through May 2010, approximately 81% (by weight) of RLUOB construction waste including concrete, metal, corrugated cardboard, wood, and asphalt were reused on- and off-site or recycled and thereby diverted from disposal in landfills.
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October 21, 2011
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October 21, 2011
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The Pajarito Corridor encompasses a series of technical areas located along Pajarito Road, which runs through Los Alamos National Laboratory. These technical areas house a significant portion of LANL's nuclear operations.
Currently, and over an approximate 10-year period, the infrastructure of these technical areas will be modernized to ensure continuous support of U.S. stockpile stewardship objectives.