From the Half-Moon website:

"The new Half-Moon corporate office and warehouse has just been awarded the US Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum...According to Beezer Molten, the owner of Half-Moon Outfitters, “The building was perfectly situated to rebuild in the most Green way possible”. The building has east-west orientation, which facilitates both passive and active solar energy collection. The flat white membrane roof keeps the roof cool while directing all rainwater to two-1550 gallon storage tanks. Water efficiency fixtures combined with the use of rainwater to flush toilets results in the building using 78% less domestic potable water than a conventional building. After the first year, the native landscaping requires no irrigation, further reducing potable water demands. Extra insulation was added throughout the building to dramatically reduce HVAC loads and allows the 4900-watt photovoltaic solar system to offset a more significant portion of total energy needs. With the help of his engineering team (DWG Inc), Molten elected to go with a newly introduced 19 seer Lennox heat pump system that rivals the efficiency of a geothermal HVAC system that the team had considered. Additional energy efficiency measures include varying the building’s ventilation rates according to carbon dioxide levels and the electric light levels via dimming ballast and photo sensors, taking advantage of the now abundant sunlight. The entire building utilizes just three types of energy efficient fluorescent lamp making rare bulb changes easy for all."