What are the centers of attention in South Jordan of Salt Lake City, Utah? Well, there are in fact, many. You can have the South Jordan Towne Center, South Jordan Skate Park, Ice Rink / Reflection Pond and several others. But, now it seems, a new entity has come up in the city life and by means of its elegance and magnificence has outshined others. It is the greenest office building and the whole of Utah, at present, is boasting of it. Well, the entire credit goes to Daybreak Corporate Center of Kennecott Land. It became able to receive LEED Platinum, which is regarded as the highest possible rating in the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program. This is indeed great. It is the first building in the state of Utah to achieve this ranking of highest esteem.
The achievement and its impact have been best explained by Greg Schlegel, chairman of the USGBC Utah Chapter and an energy-efficiency expert. According to him, “The [green] building market in Utah is moving. We’re starting to get the highest level of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly buildings in Utah. Hopefully, we’ll see more and more in the future.” It has been learnt that almost 600 Rio Tinto employees, which also include the workers of Kennecott Land and Kennecott Utah Copper, moved into the three-story, 750,000-sq-ft building this fall.
What was the main purpose of this unique design? It has been found, from close quarters, that the main objective of the designing of Daybreak Corporate Center was the effective utilization of 22% less energy than a standard office building. In the structure you will be able to perceive “smart lighting”. What is “smart lighting”? This process is entirely automatic and closes off in areas that are not in use and sufficient natural light from oversized, 11-ft windows. On the other hand the rooftop solar panels produce almost 2% of the building’s electricity. There is also a super-efficient heating and cooling system that uses 40% less energy than the standard procedure.
Isn’t this impressive?
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