Office Depot Global Headquarters Awarded LEED Gold Re-Certification for Existing Buildings
September 06 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODP), a leading global provider
of office products, services, and solutions, through its
Office Depot and OfficeMax brands, today announced that the
company’s global headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida, has been
awarded Gold Re-Certification under the U.S. Green Building Council
(USGBC)’s Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for
Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance rating system.
“By achieving and maintaining Office Depot Headquarters’ Gold
LEED certification throughout the past six years, we’ve been able
to provide environmentally sustainable benefits to both our
associates and our community,” said Michael Allison, executive vice
president and chief people officer for Office Depot, Inc. “As we
continue to run our facility with sustainable practices in mind,
we’re able to provide healthy indoor air quality, save energy, and
encourage greener practices from our associates such as recycling
and carpooling."
To achieve LEED Re-Certification for Existing Buildings:
Operations and Maintenance certification, Office Depot focused
primarily on monitoring and documenting environmentally sustainable
programs and elements within the four walls of the facility.
Features of Office Depot’s LEED Gold Certified headquarters
include:
Sustainable Sites
- Landscaping staff utilizes fuel
efficient equipment.
- Underground water retention system
designed to handle storm water run-off.
- Commuter program that encourages use of
public transit.
- Parking spots designated for
carpools.
Water Efficiency
- Rain sensor system designed to reduce
water usage during landscaping.
- Low flow aerators installed in sinks to
conserve water.
Energy & Atmosphere
- Replaced 467 128-watt (on average)
metal halide fixtures with LED 50-watt fixtures, which led to a
total of over 8 million kWh savings and $1 million in lifetime
savings.
- Facility is Carbon Neutral as a result
of Green-e Certified Renewable Energy Credits; renewable power is
equivalent to total electricity use of building.
- Motion detectors in all conference
rooms, offices and restrooms ensure that lights are off when a
space is not occupied.
- Reduced atmospheric light pollution by
removing all 28 400-watt metal halide wall wash lighting.
Materials & Resources
- Sustainable purchasing policies for
ongoing consumables, technology, furniture, lighting and cleaning
products continue to be written to meet or exceed LEED for Existing
Buildings sustainable purchasing guidelines.
- Solid waste management policies
continue to be implemented.
- Low mercury lamps are located
throughout the building.
- Steel case furniture triple-certified
to the highest green furniture standards: MBDC Cradle to Cradle®
Silver, BIFMA Level 2 and SCS (Scientific Certification Systems)
Indoor Advantage Gold™.
- Carpet used in building is 100 percent
recyclable (pile and backing).
Indoor Air Quality
- Green cleaning products for indoor
janitorial use are Green Seal and EcoLogo certified.
- Reusable micro fiber cloths are used in
place of disposable paper cleaning products.
- 95 percent of cleaning chemicals were
replaced with Orbio water solution, produced onsite with water and
electricity.
Innovation
- Fourteen on-site lime, grapefruit,
orange and tangerine fruit trees are planted on campus.
- Approximately 75 percent of waste is
diverted from landfills and recycled.
- Signage is placed throughout the
building to showcase the green strategies implemented.
- Periodic events, such as Earth Week
celebration, include such initiatives as providing occupant surveys
for transportation and comfort, staff-wide e-waste and recycling
drives, as well as forums to teach about LEED principles and the
importance of working in a green building.
“At Office Depot, we not only support our customers in achieving
their sustainability goals, but also work to decrease our own
environmental impact,” said Rob Koch, executive vice president of
business development for Office Depot, Inc. “We are proud to
receive the Gold LEED Re-Certification for our global headquarters.
The green features and elements of our corporate campus are good
for the environment, and also impact the thousands of people who
work in and visit our building every day.”
Office Depot partnered with LEED consultant TangibleGreen, Inc.
to manage the project.
About Office Depot, Inc.
Office Depot, Inc. is a leading global provider of products,
services, and solutions for every workplace – whether your
workplace is an office, home, school or car.
Office Depot, Inc. is a resource and a catalyst to help
customers work better. We are a single source for everything
customers need to be more productive, including the latest
technology, core office supplies, print and document services,
business services, facilities products, furniture, and school
essentials.
The company has annual sales of approximately $14 billion,
employs approximately 49,000 associates, and serves consumers and
businesses in 59 countries with approximately 1,800 retail stores,
award-winning e-commerce sites and a dedicated business-to-business
sales organization – all delivered through a global network of
wholly owned operations, franchisees, licensees and alliance
partners. The company operates under several banner brands
including Office Depot, OfficeMax, Grand & Toy, and Viking. The
company’s portfolio of exclusive product brands include TUL, Foray,
Brenton Studio, Ativa, WorkPro, Realspace and HighMark.
Office Depot, Inc.’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market under the symbol ODP. Additional press information
can be found at: http://news.officedepot.com.
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Office Depot, Inc.Rebecca Rakitin,
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