Tour of LEED Gold O+M Certified Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Member Ticket $10, Non-member Ticket $25
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In 2015, the San Diego Green Building Council's Green Assistance Program helped certify the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank as LEED Gold for O+M. The project started with a feasibility study of recommended sustainability measures which were incorporated in the building. The result was an efficient, green building! This tour will provide attendees with a close up view of many of these measures, including an anaerobic digester, battery system, thermal storage, and much more. After the tour, SDGBC staff will introduce the upcoming GAP program to re-certify the San Diego Food Bank! Please click on the RSVP link below to reserve your spot!
Speakers/Tour Guides:
Casey Castillo
Chief Executive Officer
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
Casey Castillo was appointed Chief Executive Officer by the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank’s Board of Directors in 2022, after serving in leadership roles at the hunger-relief nonprofit for more than 15 years. Castillo joined the Food Bank as Chief Financial Officer in 2008 and was subsequently promoted to Vice President of Finance and Administration. With more than 20 years of expertise in executive, financial, and nonprofit management, Castillo has been instrumental in the substantial growth of the Food Bank’s programs and services.
Environmental sustainability is important to Castillo and he leads the Food Bank's environmental sustainability efforts including the establishment of a Fresh Rescue Program to prevent millions of pounds of nearly expired food from going to waste and redirecting it to those in need, the construction of a new 3,400-square-foot Recycling & Composting Center for food waste and recyclable materials and the installation of 1,400 solar panels making the Food Bank energy independent and the organization being awarded LEED’s v4 Gold Certification and the EPA’s Energy Star Award.
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