Sandia Lab Gets Green Building Certification

Sandia National Laboratories Weapons Evaluation Test Laboratory (WETL) at the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas, has received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

Sandia is a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) laboratory.

The $22 million facility, design to conduct systems-level non-nuclear tests on nuclear weapons and components, opened in October 2004, replacing a 40-year-old laboratory at the site. It houses more than $90 million worth of testing equipment and consists of modern offices and lab facilities for about 20 staff members, a video conference room, transition high-bay work space and dock space for receiving and shipping. The architect for the project was Hays, Seay, Mattern & Mattern Inc. of Roanoke, Va.

More information is available at www.sandia.gov.