UMATILLA HEALTH CLINIC

· The Lake County Health Department clinic in Umatilla, located at 249 E. Collins St., underwent a renovation and expansion project.

· The $3.6 million project was completed in about one year.

· The project included renovating the existing 4,600-square-foot structure and adding 11,000 square feet. Added features include exam rooms, nursing workstations, storage rooms and a laboratory.

· The clinic offers various services to the surrounding community, including family health, maternity, immunizations and specialty clinics.

· The facility is first Lake County project and the first health clinic in the state to receive silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system. The voluntary program provides a framework for assessing building performance and meeting sustainability goals. The requirements of the system emphasize sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.

· A few of the green-building initiatives implemented at the health clinic include: increased insulation; solar panels; meters to monitor energy consumption; fluorescent lights with motion sensors that deactivate when rooms are unoccupied; low-flow fixtures coupled with sensors and automatic controls; native Florida landscaping; a computerized heating and cooling system with an advanced filtration unit; shielded parking lot lights; and a reflective roof to decrease heat-island effects.

·The new facility was designed by the Orlando office of Harvard Jolly architects.The construction manager for the project is R.D. Michaels Inc. of Maitland.

·The previous clinic in Umatilla closed in 2004 due to indoor air-quality issues.

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