2300 Empire Center Hits Gold | Seven-story office building is the first LEED CS Gold Certified Build

PR Log (Press Release) – Jul 31, 2009 – 2300 EMPIRE CENTER HITS GOLD
Seven-story office building is the first LEED® CS Gold Certified Building in Burbank

(June 2009)  Burbank, California – The 2300 Empire Center Office building received Core and Shell LEED® Gold Certification from U.S. Green Building Council (www.usgbc.org) in early July.     Ware Malcomb received 36 points out of 61 possible design credits to achieve LEED® CS Gold Certification from the U.S. Building Green Council.  Higgins Development Partners (www.higginsdevelopment.com) of Chicago, Illinois developed the project, which is located at 2300 Empire Avenue in Burbank, California.  

Ware Malcomb (www.waremalcomb.com) provided architecture and interior design services for the 2300 Empire Center project. The project consisted of a speculative 7-story, steel framed 364,000 square foot Class A office building incorporating approximately 52,000 square foot floor plates, an adjacent 1,260 stall parking structure, and additional surface parking on the 6.5 acre site.  Ware Malcomb also provided interior design services for the core elements of the building, including the lobby, restrooms, and common areas.  

The building design and construction incorporated a variety of sustainable solutions including the following:
•   Brownfield Redevelopment
•   Diversion of 80% of construction waste
•   20% of materials used were from recycled content
•   75% of wood used is  FSC Certified
•   Green power system that offsets 70% of energy usage from renewable energy    certificates
•   Building & Landscape water systems use100% recycled water
•   Over 15% of  Optimized Energy Performance from design base
•   30% of water reuse reduction

McCormick Construction Company (www.mcc-construction.com) of Burbank, California served as the General Contactor for the project. Construction for this project was completed in early April. For leasing information please visit CBRE’s website (www.cbre.com) or contact Patrick Church and Anneke Greco of CBRE’s Los Angeles north office located in Universal City, California at 818.500.0791.

About Higgins Development Partners
Higgins Development Partners delivers comprehensive real estate development services to a wide range of corporate, institutional and public sector clients throughout North America. Headquartered in Chicago, with additional offices in California, Phoenix, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Toronto, Canada, Higgins Development Partners has created over $5.0 billion of development value. www.higginsdevelopment.com

About Ware Malcomb
Established in 1972, Ware Malcomb www.waremalcomb.com is a leading design firm offering integrated services to clients throughout the globe.  Our services include planning, architecture, interior design, graphic design and site development.  Ware Malcomb specializes in the design of commercial office, industrial, technology, healthcare, retail, auto dealerships, public/institutional, educational facilities and renovation projects.  

Ware Malcomb’s Corporate Headquarters is located at 10 Edelman, Irvine, California 92618, 949.660.9128.  Ware Malcomb Los Angeles is located at 10635 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 150, Los Angeles, California 90025, 310.481.0400.  The firm has 9 additional office locations throughout the United States; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Panama City.

wm green
Ware Malcomb is committed to providing sustainable, renewable and environmentally responsible options to enhance buildings and workspaces in healthy and economically viable ways. The wm green team includes LEED® Accredited Professionals, available to assist in sustainable design alternatives and/or LEED® Consultation and Management services.  Ware Malcomb is a corporate member of the U.S. Green Building Council and the Canada Green Building