 BEPI Article Recap:
BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb 17, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- --Results from Retailer's First "Green" Store Surpass Expectations; Encourage Continued Investment in Energy Efficiency Office Depot (ODP 6.49, +0.02, +0.31%), a leading global provider of office products and services, announced the efficiency results of the Company's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certified Store. The store, situated in Austin, Texas, which was LEED Gold certified by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) in May 2008, has lowered its carbon intensity by 23 percent thanks to a number of programs implemented at the store.
From November 2008 to November 2009, Office Depot tracked a variety of environmental impact factors including energy usage, carbon dioxide emissions and water efficiency at the location and compared it to other Office Depot retail stores in the same area.
In addition to lowering its carbon emissions, the Office Depot Gold Certified LEED retail store has achieved numerous benefits, including:
-- Approximately 14 percent less electricity (kWh per square foot) usage;
-- Overall, the store is 15 percent more energy efficient (per square foot) than the other Office Depot retail locations in Austin.
Office Depot's Austin, TX Gold LEED-Certified store's environmental attributes that have attributed to its success, include:
-- Solar energy
-- Light sensors in all offices
-- Reflective white roof
"Our Austin experience shows that a LEED-certified store is significantly more energy efficient than a non-certified store," said Yalmaz Siddiqui, Director of Environmental Strategy for Office Depot.
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Mentioned:
Carbon Offsets: No
Green Building:Yes
Energy Technology:
HVAC Technologies
Emerging Technologies
Energy Conservation
General Energy Management Technologie
Property:
Office Depot
Austin,
TX
LEED Building:Yes
Energy Star Cert.:No
Corporations:
Office Depot
People:
Edward Costa
Vice President of Construction
Office Depot
Yalmaz Siddiqui
Director of Environmental Strategy
Office Depot
BEPI Published Date: February 19, 2010
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