View used local vendors for construction
materials as much as possible. It also limited
the use of volatile organic compounds in the
DC’s construction and paid extra attention
to ventilation systems in order to maintain
good indoor air quality.
In keeping with LEED requirements, the
builder had to make a special effort to
reduce construction waste. Zenak reports
that the company was required to separate
waste into distinct waste streams—metals,
wood, cardboard, paper, concrete, etc.
Ultimately, he says, 83 percent of the project’s waste stream was recycled.
The project was not without its challenges. For one thing,
the site presented some difficulties. Construction required
filling a 0.8-acre wetland, Zenak says, which had to be
restored elsewhere on the site. The builders were able to
exceed that requirement.
For another, the client’s stringent climate control require-
ments meant the builder had to work within strict tolerances.
To maintain the quality of the wine stored on site, tempera-
tures must stay within a couple of degrees of 56–57 degrees
Fahrenheit, according to Zepaltas. “We produce some super
quality wine and want to make sure care of that wine was
five-star all the way,” she says. “When some-
one is buying a $200 Bordeaux, we want to
ensure that it has been cared for tenderly.”
Green payoff
Last month, the company began shipping
wine from the new facility, which it co-occu-pies with Biagi Bros., a Napa, Calif.-based
trucking and warehousing company. (Biagi
Bros., which specializes in beverage logistics,
handles Jackson Family Wines’ operations in
the DC.) Zepaltas says the new DC will initially store about 2 million cases, which will
grow to 3 million over time.
As for its plans to obtain a LEED certification, Jackson
Family Wines expects the new building will earn at least a silver, and perhaps a gold, certification when USGBC completes the evaluation process. (Certification can take as much
as six months from the time an application is submitted.)
Looking back on the project, Zenak acknowledges that
eco-friendly construction can be a bit more expensive than
traditional methods, but he says it should have a big payoff
down the road. “On average, it can increase up-front costs
by 2 to 4 percent,” he says, “but efficiencies can save operating expenses in the long run.”
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