Atapco Properties, Inc. is committed to environmentally conscious development and strives to be a leader in the development of sustainable projects. We currently evaluate each new development project for opportunities to build more energy efficient and healthy buildings. Our existing operating properties employ “green housekeeping” and landscaping in keeping with our commitment to the environment. To date 40% of our development team has obtained LEED accreditation with more on the way.

Atapco’s East Gate Marketplace, which opened October 2009, is Loudoun County’s first LEED Certified “Green” shopping center. Located just west of the Loudoun County/Fairfax County line at the intersection of Tall Cedars Parkway and Route 50, the 155,000 square foot Harris Teeter anchored East Gate Marketplace Shopping Center serves as the cornerstone of the dynamic mixed-use East Gate Community.

East Gate Marketplace incorporates sustainable design elements, featuring high performance building shell design and mechanical equipment that will yield significant energy savings. Retail tenants can anticipate energy savings exceeding 17%, compared to a conventional retail strip center, and office tenants can anticipate over 15% energy savings. Our “Green” development strategy emphasizes indoor air quality, environmentally sound site design and environmentally friendly construction practices. The result is a healthy, environmentally benign and energy efficient development.

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction. The hallmark of LEED is that it is an open and transparent process where the technical criteria proposed by the LEED committees are publicly reviewed for approval by the more than 10,000 membership organizations that currently constitute the USGBC.

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