The Palo Alto Medical Foundation’s (PAMF) new medical office building at 49 Wells Avenue has been awarded LEED® Gold certification as established by the U.S. Green Building Council. The most recent addition to Palo Alto campus, the 17,000 square foot, two‐story clinic opened to patients in October 2010. It houses the Breast Imaging Center, Encina Practice and Executive Health Program.
Developed in March 2000, LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, “provides building owners and operators with a framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions…and promotes sustainable building and development practices through a suite of rating systems that recognize projects that implement strategies for better environmental and health performance.” [Read more…]
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