Peninsula Open Space Trust Moves to "Green" Headquarters in Downtown Palo Alto
February 28, 2007
The Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) is moving to environmentally friendly headquarters in downtown Palo Alto next week.
As of March 5, POST will be settled into its new office location at 222 High Street, three blocks north of University Avenue. The nonprofit land trust is moving from its longtime home at 3000 Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, where it rented office space for nearly 30 years.
POST's new headquarters was for many years home to the Foundation for Global Community, from whom POST purchased the building last year. A former auto body shop dating back to the 1940s, the building is equipped with solar panels and has been refurbished by POST with sustainable materials, including recycled cubicles, low-VOC (volatile organic compound) paints and finishes, and reusable non-PVC (polyvinyl chloride) recycled-content carpeting. The new location will house POST's 25 staff members, many of whom will be able to take advantage of the building's proximity to the Palo Alto Caltrain station and commute to work via public transit.
"As part of our move, we wanted to enhance the green nature of the building and stay true to our organization's land-saving mission," said POST President Audrey Rust. "Working closely with our architect and contractor, our guidelines were to use sustainable materials wherever possible, pay attention to where they were coming from, and reuse whatever we could to ensure we were making the best choices for the environment. We're thrilled with the results and are confident this new location in the heart of Palo Alto reflects our vital mission to protect the San Francisco Peninsula's natural environment for all to enjoy."