County of SB High Desert Government Center (LEED Gold)

Griffin Structures served as Program and Construction Manager for the Hon. Jerry Lewis County of San Bernardino High Desert Government Center. This 66,800-square-foot, two-story County office building is located within Hesperia’s Civic Plaza, and houses multiple county departments including the First District Board of Supervisor’s Office, Agriculture, Assessor, Recorder, Land Use, Fire, Human Resources, Environmental Services, Public Works, Registrar of Voters and Veterans Affairs. Built as an Essential Service Facility, the structure of the building was seismically upgraded to withstand a catastrophic event, which was achieved using a very cost effective, tilt-up concrete construction method. This has since resulted in, arguably, the most economical building of its type within the region.

Additionally, this facility was awarded the Gold Level LEED Certification for its design, construction, and operation. One of the many 'green' features of this facility includes a grid-tied Solar Electric System integrated on both the carport structure arrays and roof mounted arrays. The $2.8 million, 286-kilowatt solar energy system is expected to reduce electricity consumption for the building by 70 percent, saving approximately $60,000 annually. It was funded with grants from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the California Solar Initiative.

The LEED Gold-certified facility completes the 27-acre Hesperia Civic Center complex, which also includes the newly constructed Police Headquarters (LEED Gold Certified), City Hall (2007 APWA Project of the Year & 2007 PCBC Gold Nugget Award), Library (2007 APWA Project of the Year), and 5-acre Civic Center Park (2007 APWA Project of the Year). All projects were managed by Griffin Structures totaling 182,500-square-feet of buildings for an overall cost of $71.7 million.