Orange County Mayor Richard T. Crotty and the Board of County Commissioners will join Dr. Jan Garavaglia MD, Medical Examiner for the ribbon cutting ceremony and official opening of the USGBC LEED Certified Medical Examiner office.

The 40,000 square foot Medical Examiners Facility is located on the former Cooperative Extension site at the corner of Bumby and Michigan Avenue.  Water consumption will be reduced by 40% with the use of low flow fixtures and native landscaping not requiring irrigation use after one year.  Energy use will be reduced 14% with efficient design, construction materials and building systems.  Indoor environmental quality will be enhanced by the use of low emitting finish materials such as paints, carpet and adhesives. 

The Design and Construction Team includes: Wharton-Smith, Inc. MRI Architects Group, Bowen Engineering Corp., and TLC Engineering for Architecture, mai Landscape Architects, S.G.M. Engineering, Inc, WBQ Design and Engineering, Inc.

Additional project information and Orange County's Green Institutional Program is available on-line.

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