Fort Mill Facility Demonstrates Superior Energy
Efficiency
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FORT MILL, SC,
April 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Domtar
Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) today announced that its
Corporate Operations Center in Fort Mill,
SC has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's
(EPA's) ENERGY STAR certification, which signifies that the
building performs in the top 25 percent of similar facilities
nationwide for energy efficiency, while meeting strict energy
efficiency performance levels set by the EPA.
"Domtar is pleased to accept EPA's ENERGY STAR
certification in recognition of our energy efficiency efforts,"
said Dennis L'Hommedieu, Fort Mill Operations Center Facilities
Manager. "Through this achievement, we have demonstrated our
commitment to environmental stewardship while also lowering our
energy costs."
Commercial buildings that earn EPA's ENERGY STAR
certification use an average of 35 percent less energy than typical
buildings. Domtar improved its Operations Center's energy
performance through employee education and engagement, and by
working closely with building management to implement
cost-effective improvements over time.
Developed and managed by Childress Klein
Properties, Domtar's Corporate Operations Center represents over
76,000 square feet of Class A, corporate office space in
Fort Mill's Kingsley Park office park. "As one of the
largest operating expenses for all buildings in the United States, aggressive energy
management is an extremely valuable property management practice,"
noted Jeff Crane, Senior Property
Manager. "We applaud Domtar's achievement and its continuing focus
on energy efficiency."
The certification is significant given the
building's construction date over 15 years ago, along with the fact
it represents one of only six ENERGY STAR certified office
buildings within the project's ZIP code.
"Improving the energy efficiency of our nation's
buildings is critical to protecting our environment, " said
Jean Lupinacci, Chief of the ENERGY
STAR Commercial & Industrial Branch. "From the boiler room to
the board room, organizations are leading the way by making their
buildings more efficient and earning EPA's ENERGY STAR
certification."
For more information about ENERGY STAR
Certification for Commercial Buildings, please visit
www.energystar.gov/labeledbuildings.
About EPA's ENERGY STAR
EPA's ENERGY STAR energy performance scale helps organizations
assess how efficiently their buildings use energy relative to
similar buildings nationwide. A building that scores a 75 or higher
on EPA's 1-100 scale may be eligible for ENERGY STAR certification.
Commercial buildings that can earn the ENERGY STAR include offices,
bank branches, data centers, financial centers, retail stores,
courthouses, hospitals, hotels, K-12 schools, medical offices,
supermarkets, dormitories, houses of worship, and warehouses.
About Domtar
Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) designs, manufactures,
markets and distributes a wide variety of fiber-based products
including communication papers, specialty and packaging papers and
absorbent hygiene products. The foundation of its business is a
network of world class wood fiber converting assets that produce
papergrade, fluff and specialty pulps. The majority of its pulp
production is consumed internally to manufacture paper and consumer
products. Domtar is the largest integrated marketer of uncoated
freesheet paper in North America
with recognized brands such as Cougar®, Lynx®
Opaque Ultra, Husky® Opaque Offset, First
Choice® and Domtar EarthChoice®. Domtar is
also a leading marketer and producer of a broad line of
incontinence care products marketed primarily under the
Attends®, IncoPack and Indasec® brand names
as well as baby diapers. In 2013, Domtar had sales of US$5.4 billion from some 50 countries. The
Company employs approximately 10,000 people. To learn more, visit
www.domtar.com.
SOURCE Domtar Corporation