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Roanoke Fire-EMS Williamson Rd. Station
Roanoke Fire-EMS is busy once again constructing a new Fire-EMS Station in the Williamson Rd. area.
This station will be located on the corner of Williamson Rd. and Birchlawn Ave. It will house the current Engine and Ambulance stationed at the Airport Fire Station. This is a great opportunity to bring Emergency Vehicles into the community. This station will be called Fire-EMS Station 3.
Roanoke Fire-EMS has another reason to be proud of this proposed building. It will be the City’s first “Green” building. No, we’re not talking about the color – this will be the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building in the City of Roanoke, meaning it will be more environmentally friendly.
The LEED process gives the Engineering Department a way to measure payback and real value.
The benefits of constructing a “LEED” building are:
The building will use resources like energy, water, materials and land more efficiently than a building simply built “to code”.
An improved living environment will improve the health, comfort and productivity of those that work in the building.
The City will save money by reducing operations and maintenance costs, and by lowering utility bills. Energy and water efficient buildings can reduce operating costs to less than half those of a traditional building.
Improved indoor environments can increase employee productivity by up to 16%!
And most importantly, to set an example for the community.
Setting an example for the community is very important to the City of Roanoke. With concerns over global warming, state and federal pressure to cut air pollution and the alarming rise of asthma and allergies in children, we have to increase the competitiveness in quality of life indicators.
By being the first LEED Building built by the City of Roanoke, the Fire-EMS Department will be “leading” the way in the education process about the benefits of being environmentally friendly. Look for the station to be complete in late 2008.
Williamson Rd. Groundbreaking Ceremony
September 2008
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