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# RAND Corporation's new Santa Monica headquarters earns LEED certification
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/041706-story-20060417-3/
- Published: 2006-04-17T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:37:51.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Business, Santa Monica, #archive-import

conservation of client and natural resources, and adaptability,” said RAND President and CEO James A. Thomson. “Being recognized for a high-performance green building and for outstanding design shows that RAND is committed to excellence in all we do.”

The 310,000-square-foot RAND headquarters has a distinctive elliptical shape and was built next to the facility RAND had occupied since 1953\. Designed by Los Angeles-based DMJM Design and built by Turner Construction Co., it cost approximately $100 million to build and incorporates high levels of safety and security.

In less than a decade, LEED has become the standard for assessing a building’s level of sustainability. Its tough combination of requirements run owners, designers and builders through a five-category gauntlet: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality.

The four levels of LEED certification include certified, silver, gold and platinum.

RAND has been headquartered in Santa Monica since it was founded in 1948\. It also has offices in the Washington, D.C., area and Pittsburgh. The RAND Gulf States Policy Institute is based in Jackson, Miss. RAND Europe offices are located in: Leiden, the Netherlands; Berlin, Germany; and Cambridge, United Kingdom. The RAND-Qatar Policy Institute is located in Doha, Qatar.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 17, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/041706.pdf?ref=smdp.com)