MBA - Green Design & LEED Certification

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Green Design

More than half of our sustainable projects are Gold LEED-Certified or higher. LEED accreditation, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, gives us the tools and training needed to use a whole-building approach to design with a discerning sensitivity to human and environmental health. In fact, Mason Blau was the first architectural firm to design a Platinum LEED-certified building in Pinellas County, Florida. This certification recognizes the highest level of sustainability and energy efficiency obtainable from the U.S. Green Building Council.

LEED ® Silver-Certified
CITY OF DUNEDIN
EOC/Fire Training Facility, Dunedin, Florida

City of Dunedin EOC/Fire Training Facility is a new 5,620 g.s.f. free standing single story building at 2833 Belcher Road N. in Dunedin, Florida. The new building is designed to a CAT 5 Storm Event and includes a standby emergency generator sufficient to power the entire building during a power outage, and secondary utility support systems for seven days of sustainability post storm. The building is LEED Silver Certified. Solar Power including photovoltaic panels are included as part of the design.

LEED ® Platinum-Certified
CITY OF SEMINOLE
Public Works Operations Building, Seminole, Florida

This free-standing, one-story building consists of 16,208 GSF, with structural concrete precast wall panels and double tee precast roof with 3 ft. high punch windows with FEMA 361 attributes and grey tinted impact glass. The building houses the Public Works Operations offices, break room and training room. The Operations Component at this building doubles as a First Responders Shelter. The warehouse stores/protects approximately 17 city vehicles and a shop area. The building is designed to a CAT 5 hurricane (156 mph 1-minute sustained wind, 190 mph 3-second gusts) event with redundant emergency systems.

LEED ® Gold-Certified
CITY OF SEMINOLE
Public Works Administration and EOC, Seminole, Florida

This is a free-standing, 4,476 GSF, one-story building with structural concrete precast wall panels and a double tee precast concrete roof, with 3 ft. high punched windows with FEMA 361 attributes and tinted impact glass. The building is designed to a CAT 5 hurricane event (156 mph 1-minute sustained wind, 190 mph 3-second gusts) with redundant emergency systems, and is located above the 500-year Flood Plain. The EOC component of this facility will shelter City emergency management staff during a storm event and become the Center of Operations in a post-storm environment.

LEED ® Gold-Certified
PINELLAS COUNTY
Emergency Responders Building (PWERB), Florida

The PWERB is designed to withstand a CAT 5 event (156 mph 1-minute sustained wind, 190 mph 3-second gusts) and is located above the 500-year Flood Plain. The structure is a 2-story building with tilt-wall concrete precast wall panels and a flat concrete composite roof, with 3 ft. high strip windows or punched windows with FEMA 361 attributes and green tinted impact glass.

LEED ® Silver-Certified
PINELLAS COUNTY
Vehicle Storage Building (VSB), Clearwater, Florida

The Vehicle Storage Building (VSB) is a 1-story metal building consisting of 10,864 GSF and is designed to withstand a CAT 5 event (156 mph 1-minute sustained wind, 190 mph 3-second gusts) and is located above the 500-year Flood Plain. The use of this building is for Warehouse/Storage and to house/protect approximately 32 County vehicles.

LEED ® Certified
TAMPA FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
Dale Mabry Location, Tampa, Florida

As a renovation and addition to a former car dealership, this facility houses a dental department with 10 exam rooms, a walk-in clinic with 7 exam rooms, an adult clinic with 14 exam rooms, a pediatric clinic with 8 exam rooms, pharmacy, radiology, executive administration, and all other required support areas. This health center has been awarded the 2010 Outstanding Rehab Project by The NAIOP (National Association of Industrial and Office Properties) Commercial Real Estate Development Association, Tampa Bay Chapter.

LEED ® Certified-Registered
TAMPA FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
North 22nd Street Site, Tampa, Florida

New 15,000 SF facility houses a dental department with 10 exam rooms, a walk-in clinic with 7 exam rooms, an adult clinic with 15 exam rooms, a pediatric clinic with 8 exam rooms, pharmacy, radiology, and all other required support areas.