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Real Estate: Building Green.
New building design issues were particularly relevant for Sun as the
result of an aggressive building expansion program intended to meet the
corporation's anticipated rapid business growth prior to 2001. Economic
and environmental concerns lead to the adoption of design practices
that incorporate
"green" concepts into the design process of the company's several
campuses:
Santa Clara Campus (Opened March, 2000)
- Located
on the site of a former state hospital dating to the late 1800's. Sun
saved and then auctioned off numerous items from the original site --
including furniture, doors, moldings, windows, hardware and other items
that held both historical and financial value
- Four historic buildings from the state facility were
preserved and refurbished to be used by the company and the community.
- Approximately 450 mature, healthy trees were saved
- The company reused roof tiles dating to 1903, adding a
unique character to the site
- One
hundred tons of concrete, mortar and brick removed from the original
buildings and facilities were crushed on-site and used as paving
material
- Wood, interior walls and ferrous metal materials were
recycled, while nonferrous metal materials were sold to interested
parties
- Physician's cottages and other buildings were picked up and
donated to the City of Santa Clara to be used as homeless shelters and
a library.
- All offices and conference rooms are equiped with motion
sensors that will turn off the ofice lights whenthe room has been
vacant for a pre-determined period of time.
- Low flush toilets and flow-restricted showers are used
campus-wide
Broomfield, Colorado Campus (opened August, 1998)
By using a central plant to house utilities, Sun reduced the site's
future energy use and costs, while giving the company flexibility to
move or add people and functions over time.
- Low VOC (volatile organic compound) materials were used to
improve the indoor air quality
- An
energy efficiency program allows for greater control of heating and
cooling, reducing energy use and costs over the life of the building
- Native plant materials, grasses and wildflowers greatly
reduce (and in some cases eliminate) the need for irrigation water,
maintenance and chemical pesticide control
- Low flush toilets and flow-restricted showers are used
campus-wide
Burlington, Massachusetts Campus (opened November, 1998)
- Reclaimed asphalt and concrete (which already existed on
the site) were used for road material
- Low-VOC adhesives are used throughout the site, improving
indoor air quality
- Low-flush toilets are used campus-wide
- The campus is located on a former hazardous waste site,
that has been cleaned up by the prior owners
Newark, California Campus (opened in summer, 1998)
- Formaldehyde-free particleboard and nontoxic, low-VOC
carpet glue are used throughout the site
- Dirt excavated as part of the initial development process
has been reused
Superfund Liability
Sun Microsystems has never been a "potentially responsible party" to a
Superfund or state-listed site of environmental contamination. Sun is
also not involved in any RCRA corrective actions.
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