The Robert Redford Building:
NRDC Practices What It Preaches

When NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) opened its new office in Santa Monica, California on November 13, 2003, they had a lot to celebrate. After years of bouncing from one rented office space to another, NRDC now has a permanent Southern California office—named after Robert Redford, actor, Santa Monica native, and NRDC board member since 1975. The real celebration, though, began in January, when the U.S. Green Building Council announced the project’s Platinum rating under version 2 of the LEED® Rating System. It is the second building in the U.S. to achieve LEED v2 Platinum, following the Audubon Center at Debs Park (see page 1), which is located only 20 miles (32 km) inland from the Robert Redford Building.
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