Gensler-designed LPL Financial in San Diego Earns LEED Platinum
LEED certified buildings are growing increasingly commonplace in our city grids, and so, standing out from the pack is also naturally becoming more challenging. LEED certified is no longer all it takes to capture hearts. If building sustainability stole the show the past decade, human-centered, wellbeing design is now taking center-stage. The Gensler-designed San Diego offices of independent financial services company LPL Financial recently earned LEED Platinum certification, the highest LEED certification level, for its interior design and construction. The new space, believed to be the largest net-zero energy commercial office building in the country, embodies the balance between sustainability- and human-centered design. Prior to their new home, LPL employees were spread across eight separate buildings, due largely to its acquisition-minded culture and growth over the years. The new 13-story vertical campus was LPL Financial’s first chance to craft its own space. “This project’s exploration …
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