VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia: The Commercial Property Services team in Hampton Roads visited the Brock Center on June 20th. The Brock Environmental Center at Pleasure House Point is the most sustainable building in Virginia and among the greenest in the world. It is an international model for green building and serves as the regional home for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Virginia Beach operations. The Brock Environmental Center showcases effective habitat restoration and provides space for community meetings and offices for staff and partner conservation groups.
The Center has been designed for both LEED Platinum designation and full certification as a Living Building™, the most advanced measure of sustainable building. As a Living Building™, the Brock Environmental Center is an international model for green-building techniques, materials, energy efficiency, water use, and landscaping, and a facility that everyone can take pride in, visit, use, and enjoy.
During the center tour, the CPS team learned about sustainable building methods, LEED certification, environmentally sustainable development, and educational outreach. Special thanks to Virginia Stevenson for coordinating the field trip.