ENERGY STAR Labeled Building Profile

Corporate Pointe at West Hills - 8501
8501 Fallbrook
West Hills, CA 91304
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Corporate Pointe at West Hills is a unique 80-acre multi-building office campus nestled at the base of the scenic Santa Susana Mountains in West Hills, CA. The project includes 10 low-rise buildings totaling approximately 991,000 rentable square feet and is home to distinguished national corporate users such as Countrywide/Bank of America, Boeing, Quest Diagnostics, and Wellpoint/Anthem. The campus offers amenities such as a 5/1,000 parking ratio, extensive landscaping, water features, a 144-seat amphitheater facility, and an on-site professionally operated cafeteria.

As industry leaders in Responsible Property Investing, the property owner, Multi-Employer Property Trust/Kennedy Associates Real Estate Counsel, continues to pursue a proactive commitment to energy efficiency. The most significant project performed in this pursuit was the renovation of the Central Plant, which was completed in 2006. This renovation increased the site's energy efficiency in several ways:

Redesigning to a variable flow system provides a more practical method of supplying chilled water to each building on the campus.
The replacement of the two 50-year-old chillers with modern centrifugal chillers complete with variable speed technology provides and maintains the daily chilled water temperature with a greatly reduced consumption of electricity.
One 12 million heating hot water (HHW) boiler was removed and replaced with five 1.99-million BTU natural gas consuming HHW boilers. This conversion satisfies the early morning demand and enables the loop temperature to be controlled more efficiently while maintaining the load throughout the day. Operating individual boilers to maintain the temperature throughout the day requires less BTU input and also allows for a substantially reduced amount of harmful emissions into the atmosphere. Additionally, the variable speed drives on the main chill and hot water pumps provide the proper amount of water flow when needed and specifically to the buildings in need.
A new energy management system (EMS) was redesigned to incorporate variable-flow technique, speed-drive technology, and the coordinated EMS action of the affected buildings by adjusting parameters constantly during operation in accordance with the operating conditions and through optimization aspects based on built-in, artificial intelligence technology.
Efficient T-5 lighting was also installed in the Central Plant during the renovation.

Other efficiency projects that have taken place at the campus include the installation of energy-efficient lighting in 1999 and touch-free restroom fixtures in 2006, as well as main duct cleanings and repairs in 2007. Ongoing preventative maintenance projects include medium voltage torque, testing, and coordination; calibration of the temperature sensors, flow meters, and other hard meter equipment; duct leak surveys; and infrared electrical scanning.

New projects planned for 2009 include installing smart irrigation controllers around the campus, testing the main electric conductors, replacing aged outside air louvers in two buildings, and replacing mechanical room piping insulation in one building.

The 2009 recycling program on campus will recycle materials including office paper, cardboard, newspapers, magazines, cans, and bottles. Many of the tenants at the site utilize shredding companies that will be contacted to provide weights for the property's manifest. The service for the program is provided at no cost to the property. In addition, with an onsite cafe and other tenant usage, a cardboard baler will be installed. The recycling vendor will pay for the cardboard, which will offset the cost of the baler rental. They will supply a monthly manifest of material recycled at the property which will then be relayed to ownership.

Other Responsible Property Investing initiatives taking place at the campus since 2005 include using products that are Green Seal Certified, along with micro fiber rags and dust mops, for building cleaning, using multi-level filtration vacuums, and implementing a paper and cardboard recycling program. In addition, the on-site campus cafeteria is currently under renovation to achieve LEED Gold Certification. The Property Management and Engineering teams have also completed the BOMA Building Energy Efficiency Program to enhance their knowledge of energy conservation.

Communications:

A tenant information meeting was held in June 2007 to convey all Responsible Property Investing at the site. Additionally, each 2007 and 2009 ENERGY STAR plaque is hung prominently in the building's main lobby. The campus will participate in its second annual Earth Day event on April 22, 2009 by distributing CFL light bulbs, micro fiber rags, and numerous "green" materials provided by the campus' service partners.

Testimonial:

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Please note: Narrative information in this profile has been provided by BSREP West Hills Office Campus LLC or a representative of this facility. Other building information was verified and submitted to EPA at the time of application. Building energy performance, operating characteristics, and ownership/management may be subject to change over time.

Building Owner:*
BSREP West Hills Office Campus LLC

Property Manager:*
CBRE

Year(s) Labeled (Rating):
2007 (77)
2009 (77)
2011 (82)
2012 (88)
2013 (89)
2014 (90)
2015 (94)

Facility Type: Office

Total Floorspace: 160681 sf

Year Constructed: 1999

Contract Type: Multiple Vendor Contracts

Technologies Used:

   Stage 1-Recommissioning
   Stage 2-Lighting
   Stage 5-Heating and Cooling Plant
   Other Technologies/Strategies