By combining three MERC facilities into one service center in northwest Rochester will improve efficiency, be environmentally friendly, energy efficient and reduce operating costs.
To build a service center facility with a 10,100 square foot state-of-the-art office and a 7,500 square foot warehouse on the northwest side of the city of Rochester on Technology Drive. The project cost is about $2.5 million.
The new building will allow for the combination of the company's Rochester office, warehouse, and Kasson work center into one building, resulting in improved efficiency and reduced operating costs. It is expected to be completed by December 2008.
Groundbreaking for the new Rochester Facility took place on June 19, 2008 with representatives from Minnesota Energy Resources, architect TSP and general contractor Weiss Builders.
The company previously reached agreement to sell its downtown office building to the City of Rochester on January 1, 2009. The leases for the warehouse and Kasson building will not be renewed.
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to assess the environmental sustainability of building designs. LEED is a point-based rating system; points are earned for building attributes considered environmentally beneficial. A building design can be certified to one of four levels: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Certified. MERC will be striving for a silver certification. This building will be one of the first LEED Certified building's in Rochester.
For more information on the project, contact Stan Shreve, Project Manager, Minnesota Energy Resources, 507-529-5118
