Headquarters
AVEK's Operations Center is located at its Palmdale headquarters, adjacent to the Quartz Hill Water Treatment Plant. Administration and a state-of-the-art Laboratory are housed in a LEED Gold certified building.
What is LEED?
•LEED stands for “Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design”, a globally recognized symbol of excellence in green building.
•LEED projects earn points by adhering to prerequisites and credits across nine measurements for building excellence.
•More than 93,000 projects participate with a total of 19.3 billion square feet of space used worldwide.
LEED Benefits
•Saves resources and responsible for diverting over 80 million tons of waste from landfills.
•LEED Gold buildings consume a quarter less energy and generate 34 percent lower greenhouse gas emissions.
•Creates healthy spaces that increase recruitment, retention and productivity rates amongst employees.