rail instead of trucks for longhaul shipping will also cut down on freight costs
and emissions.
Although it remained closely involved
throughout the process, Jackson Family
Wines did not build the $27.8 million
facility itself. Instead, it arranged to have
real estate development company Scannell
Properties buy the property, contract for
the building’s construction, and then lease
it back to the winemaker. For the general
contractor, Scannell and Jackson Family
Wines chose Sierra View General
Contractors, which has experience with
LEED projects. Construction was overseen
by Paul Zenak, a LEED Accredited
Professional who has deep knowledge of
the certification requirements.
Zenak says the final design for the warehouse emerged over the course of nine
months, which included regular reviews
by Jackson Family Wines. Construction
took an additional 11 months. The construction project benefited to some extent
from the poor economy, Zenak says.
Because of the slowdown, Sierra View was
able to subcontract with some of the best
construction firms in the state. “We had
hungry contractors in a poor economy.
We had top-notch tradesmen available,”
Zenak says. “I dare say that if we had not
had this economy, construction would
have taken 14 months instead of 11.”
Conserving energy and water
The new 650,000-square-foot building—
that’s 15 acres under one roof—
incorporates a number of energy-saving features.
They include a highly reflective white
membrane roof to reduce heat absorption, motion detectors to keep lights off in
unoccupied areas, and the latest T8 efficient fluorescent lighting. In addition, the
building’s roof is designed to accept a
solar array, although Jackson Family
Wines decided to forgo installing the costly system for the time being.
Those energy-saving features have
already earned the company a $200,000
rebate from the local utility company,
Pacific Gas and Electric, which offers
incentives for energy-efficient building
design. (Zenak says that of the $200,000
incentive, $160,000 came as a result of the
energy-efficient lighting.) Overall, Sierra
View says, the building will use 61
percent less energy than a LEED-defined baseline model. “We met
every energy-savings goal and then
some,” adds Zepaltas.
The building has a number of
other eco-friendly attributes as well.
It will use 40 percent less water than
the baseline model and includes 50
percent more open space. The water
treatment system makes use of ultra-
violet light and electrical impulses,
instead of chemicals, to eliminate
bacterial and fungal growth.
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