Success Stories
Shasta Hills Fire Station
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Shasta Hills Fire Station, Berkeley - A Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape -
Permeable driveway pavers allow rainwater to soak into the soil.
The Shasta Hills Fire Station was the City of Berkeley's first LEED certified building with a Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape.
LANDSCAPE HIGHLIGHTS
- To reduce labor costs, plant waste and water use, the design included no lawns and no hedges that require shearing
- Permeable paving allows stormwater to soak into the soil instead of running off the site
- A giant Sequoia and several other mature trees were preserved during construction
- 100% of plant debris generated during construction was reused onsite as mulch or recycled
- The LEED green building rating system awarded an innovation credit for the project's Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape
RESULTS
- 57,000 gallons of water saved annually compared to a conventional landscape
- 15 tons of local, recycled compost used
- 9 tons of local, recycled mulch used
- 100% of new plants are low water-using, California native species
- Bay-Friendly landscape practices reduced greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 7 tons of CO2E
PROJECT DETAILS
- Project owner: City of Berkeley
- Landscape architect: Dillingham Associates
- Location: 3000 Shasta Rd., Berkeley, CA
- Project area: .5 acres
- Landscape accessible to the public? Yes
Year rated: 2006
Bay-Friendly Rater: Geoff Hall, Sentient Landscape