Octagon Center building earns GREEN CERTIFICATION

LOWER MAKEFIELD – A NOIMMM-square-foot PHGLFDO RIfiFH EXLOGLnJ Ln developed for Lower Bucks mediatrics by the Matrix Development droup has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental DHVLJn (L((D) FHUWLfiFDWLRn from the rKpK dreen Building Council ErpdBCFK

qhe distinction is designed to promote design and construction practices that inFUHDVH SURfiWDELOLWy ZKLOH reducing the negative environmental impacts of buildings and improving occupant health and well-beingK

qhe building is located within Matrix Development’s Octagon CenterI a mixed-use master-planned community that includes retail and residential componentsI and covers NUS DFUHV Ln LRZHU 0DNHfiHOG and Middletown townshipsK Lower Bucks mediatricsI a family-oriented pediatric medical practiceI purchased the building from Matrix in OMNN when it was completedK

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“From the beginningI Lower Bucks mediatrics was determined to make this an HnHUJy-HIfiFLHnW SURSHUWy, which is in line with Ma- trix’s own commitment to sustainable development practicesI” said gohnsonK “rltimately we were able to identify a solution to deliver a dynamic facility that is environmentally responsible while providing Lower Bucks mediatrics with significant cost savings on energy consumptionK”

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“:H KDG WR finG WKH GHOLFDWH balance of creating a bestLn-FODVV, HnHUJy-HIfiFLHnW medical practice facility that also provides the most ideal environment for dedicated patient careI and I believe that we have been successful in this effortI” said DrK Auren Weinberg of Lower Bucks mediatricsK “AchievLnJ L((D FHUWLfiFDWLRn LPproves the health of our patientsI families and staff membersI while increasing the investment value of our buildingI and it is our hope that this facility will serve as a model for other medical RIfiFH SURSHUWLHV.”