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New HQ for automobile association stresses employee collaboration

New HQ for automobile association stresses employee collaboration


August 11, 2010
This article first appeared in the 201001 issue of BD+C.

npp1AAA Northern California, Nevada, and Utah (AAA NCNU) has a new corporate headquarters in Walnut Creek, Calif. The interior of the six-floor, 250,000-sf building features an open layout by architecture firm Gensler to encourage greater collaboration across the automobile association's departments. Targeting LEED Gold certification, the building uses wood from Forest Stewardship Council-certified sources and glass curtain walls that enhance energy efficiency. Korth Sunseri Hagey Architects designed the core and shell.

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