A building at the "Southwest Florida Water Management District's(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":/ "Tampa Service Office(Google map)":http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=7601+US+301,+Tampa,+FL+33637, is the first water management district building to be certified under the "Florida Water StarSM(Florida Water Star)":/conservation/florida_water_star commercial standard. It's also only the second government building in the state to be certified.
Building 2 on the Tampa campus was recently certified after meeting the stringent Florida Water StarSM Commercial and Institutional (FWS CI) program standards. The FWS CI program applies to offices, retail and service establishments, and institutional and nonindustrial commercial buildings.
All four of the District's locations use "Florida-Friendly Landscaping™(Florida-Friendly Landscaping)":/yards principles to conserve water outdoors, but Building 2 in Tampa takes conservation even further. The building has micro-irrigation installed throughout the planting beds, no inground irrigation for areas with turf, and two soil moisture sensors, ensuring that the right amount of water gets to the right places.
Inside the building, automated fixtures are installed to keep water use to a minimum.
Florida Water StarSM is a voluntary certification program for builders, developers and homeowners. It encourages water efficiency in appliances, plumbing fixtures, irrigation systems and landscapes. The program aligns with other green certification and recognition programs, such as ENERGY STAR®, the Florida Green Building Coalition's green standards and the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) program.
For more information on the Florida Water StarSM certification, visit the District's website at "WaterMatters.org/fws/(Florida Water Star)":/conservation/florida_water_star.
Building 2 on the Tampa campus was recently certified after meeting the stringent Florida Water StarSM Commercial and Institutional (FWS CI) program standards. The FWS CI program applies to offices, retail and service establishments, and institutional and nonindustrial commercial buildings.
All four of the District's locations use "Florida-Friendly Landscaping™(Florida-Friendly Landscaping)":/yards principles to conserve water outdoors, but Building 2 in Tampa takes conservation even further. The building has micro-irrigation installed throughout the planting beds, no inground irrigation for areas with turf, and two soil moisture sensors, ensuring that the right amount of water gets to the right places.
Inside the building, automated fixtures are installed to keep water use to a minimum.
Florida Water StarSM is a voluntary certification program for builders, developers and homeowners. It encourages water efficiency in appliances, plumbing fixtures, irrigation systems and landscapes. The program aligns with other green certification and recognition programs, such as ENERGY STAR®, the Florida Green Building Coalition's green standards and the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) program.
For more information on the Florida Water StarSM certification, visit the District's website at "WaterMatters.org/fws/(Florida Water Star)":/conservation/florida_water_star.