Fifth Third Bank (Central Florida) Opens Sodo Banking Center
May 13 2011 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Fifth Third Bank today announced the grand opening of its Sodo
Banking Center located at South Orange Avenue and East Grant Street
in Orange County, Fla. The Sodo Banking Center will offer all of
Fifth Third Bank’s financial products and services and will serve
customers in South Orlando and downtown. Sam Patel is the Sodo
Banking Center manager.
The Sodo Banking Center is Fifth Third Bancorp’s first green
banking center. The facility was designed to use less energy and
water than standard buildings and incorporates a number of other
environmentally-advanced features that lessen its impact on the
environment. The facility will pursue Gold recognition under the
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards set
by the U.S. Green Building Council.
A grand opening celebration is being held on Saturday, May 14,
2011. Festivities will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will include
food and activities for children. The event is open to the public.
Also, the banking center will be collecting food donations
benefiting the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and
Fifth Third Bank’s “Summer of Dreams” program.
“We are excited to open the Company’s first green banking center
here in Orlando,” said Karen Dee, Florida regional president of
Fifth Third Bank. “Opening this environmentally-progressive
facility is an example of Fifth Third’s positive outlook on the
future and our commitment to creating a better future for our
customers, employees and communities. Sam Patel and his entire
staff are eager to serve our South Orlando and downtown customers
who can now enjoy the benefits of our quality products and services
closer to home and work.”
“The Sodo Banking Center provided our company with experience
designing, building and now operating a green banking center,” said
William J. Moran, Fifth Third Bancorp’s senior vice president and
head of Corporate Facilities. “We look forward to applying the
insights gained from its opening to future green construction
projects.”
The environmentally advanced features of this building and
construction methods include:
- Increased use of insulation and a
higher efficiency HVAC system, which are expected to reduce energy
use by 18 percent.
- Water efficient bathroom and kitchen
features that will reduce indoor water consumption by 30 percent
and a micro-irrigation system and drought-tolerant plants that will
reduce irrigation water use by 50 percent.
- Renewable energy credits were purchased
to provide 100% of its energy from renewable sources.
- 34% of the dollar value of building
materials and products were sourced and manufactured within 500
miles, helping to support the local and regional economy.
- Low-emitting materials, paints and
carpets were used to reduce the presence of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) within the facility.
- Increased ventilation and thermal
controls to improve air quality and provide greater thermal
comfort.
- Eighty-four percent of all
construction-related waste was recycled to minimize the amount of
waste send to a landfill.
The banking center project was managed by CB Richard Ellis and
designed by ms consultants, inc. The general contractor was
Heinkel, Griffin and Rufrano (HGR) Construction, Inc.
Richard Heinkel, president of HGR and treasurer of the central
Florida chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, said, “We are
pleased to have been awarded and built this project and to have had
the opportunity to help Fifth Third Bank build its first facility
designed for LEED recognition.”
The Sodo Banking Center will have lobby hours of 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Fridays; and 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. It
will offer drive up hours of 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through
Thursday and 8 a.m – 6 p.m. on Fridays. The branch manager phone
number is (407) 541-0555. The Sodo Banking Center is the 48th
location for Fifth Third Bank (Central Florida).
Fifth Third Bancorp (Central and North Florida) is a subsidiary
of Fifth Third Bancorp, a diversified financial services company
headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Company has $110 billion in
assets and operates 15 affiliates with 1,310 full-service Banking
Centers, including 101 Bank Mart® locations open seven days a week
inside select grocery stores and 2,453 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky,
Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia and North Carolina. Fifth Third
operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking,
Consumer Lending, and Investment Advisors. Fifth Third also has a
49% interest in Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC. Fifth Third
is among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of March
31, 2011, had $274 billion in assets under care, of which it
managed $26 billion for individuals, corporations and
not-for-profit organizations. Investor information and press
releases can be viewed at www.53.com. Fifth Third's common stock is
traded on the NASDAQ® National Global Select Market under the
symbol "FITB." Fifth Third and Fifth Third Bank are registered
service marks of Fifth Third Bancorp. Member FDIC.
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