CRB Designs LEED® Gold Facility for Mars Chocolate North America
CRB has helped a Mars Chocolate North America manufacturing facility in Topeka, KS to earn their LEED® Gold certification.
Since 2010, CRB and Mars worked closely together to ensure successful completion of preliminary and detailed architectural and engineering design for the 500,000 square foot facility at a cost of $270 million. CRB completed the detailed design and construction support with the responsibility for all architectural and engineering design disciplines.
To become LEED® Gold certified, the site now includes several sustainable systems and features including:
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state-of-the-art heat recovery systems
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rain water harvesting for sewage transfer in the office area and for landscape irrigation
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low-flow water fixtures
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energy-efficient lighting
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reusing and recycling building materials
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use of native grasses without irrigation
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use of local and regional materials
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