The 780,000 square feet facility is located on the former United States of America Clark Air Base. The facility is the company’s first site to install a section of vegetative roofing, covering 11,000 square feet with living plants to reduce heat gain and slow water runoff.
The facility has incorporated a balance of natural day lighting and energy-efficient lights equipped with sensors and controls. The company operates a desiccant wheel air handling unit at the facility to provide dehumidified fresh air for more efficient cooling. The desiccant wheel absorbs the remaining moisture brought by traditional chilled water cooling, and is then dried and regenerated through waste heat.
The company sourced 20% of the building materials from recycled content, and recycled and reused 96% of its construction waste. The facility also features low VOC paints, adhesives, sealants and carpeting to reduce off-gassing while providing better indoor air quality.
The facility was also recognized for its innovation for water efficiency and process water reuse, such as using reclaimed water for toilet flushing and moisture condensed from air for site irrigation during dry season.
A site detention pond at the facility reduces water runoff, allowing for better local rain absorption, while other reclaimed water streams are used in cooling towers and scrubber systems. Natural plantings preserves over 70% of the facility’s surrounding area to minimize runoff and landscape maintenance.
The facility previously bagged a silver certification for its fifth phase expansion project in Baguio City in 2009 under the LEED’s version 2.2 for new construction and major renovations. The project became the first LEED-certified building in the Philippines.
