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EL PASO-While preparing for its 2.1-million-sf, mixed-use FiveStar H.E. Distribution Center for a Q2 2008 groundbreaking, FiveStar Development Group Inc. is also looking ahead. Using the$150-million, 109-acre, mixed-use "green" center as a prototype,the company is planning a similar development in Phoenix, as wellas targeting additional land throughout the Southwest to buildLeadership in Environmental and Energy Design-certifiedcenters.
"We're hoping to build these green centers from now on,everywhere we build," comments Jerry Ayoub, president of theScottsdale firm. He says two things drove the decision to go LEED."For one thing, companies are aware of rising energy costs, and aredoing what they can to save money. A LEED-certified buildinghelps." Additionally, "we try to build responsibly," Ayoubsays.
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