Nalco's Naperville Corporate Headquarters Earns LEED Green Building Certification
October 04 2010 - 8:00AM
Nalco (NYSE:NLC), providing essential expertise for water, energy
and air, announced today that its global corporate headquarters
building in Naperville, Ill., outside Chicago has earned the U.S.
Green Building Council's Gold Certification for Existing Buildings.
More than 800 Nalco employees in various administrative, supply
chain, finance and marketing departments work in the 417,500 square
foot complex.
"We are proud to become one of a handful of buildings in the
Chicago area to have achieved LEED Gold certified status," said
Mary Kay Kaufmann, Nalco's Chief Marketing Officer and Group Vice
President, Commercial Operations, Water and Process Services
Americas. "To accomplish this rating for a building that is nearly
25 years old is especially gratifying. We have taken a number of
steps to make our facility more efficient including using Nalco 3D
TRASAR® automation technology to manage our boilers and cooling
tower, replacing lighting and plumbing fixtures with new and more
efficient ones, using Nalco's HVAC Performance Services for energy
savings and improved indoor air quality as well as offering
employees non-conventional commuting options."
The LEED for Existing Buildings Rating System helps building
owners and operators measure operations, improvements and
maintenance on a consistent scale, with the goal of maximizing
operational efficiency while minimizing environmental impacts. LEED
for Existing Buildings addresses whole-building cleaning and
maintenance issues, recycling programs, exterior maintenance
programs, and systems upgrades.
"Buildings are a prime example of how human systems integrate
with natural systems," said Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO and
Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council. "Nalco's corporate
headquarters efficiently uses our natural resources and makes an
immediate, positive impact on our planet, which will tremendously
benefit future generations to come."
The facility has previously earned the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's prestigious ENERGY STAR®, the national symbol
for protecting the environment through superior energy
efficiency.
About Nalco
Nalco is the world's leading water treatment and process
improvement company, delivering significant environmental, social
and economic performance benefits to our customers. We help our
customers reduce energy, water and other natural resource
consumption, enhance air quality, minimize environmental releases
and improve productivity and end products while boosting the bottom
line. Together our comprehensive solutions contribute to the
sustainable development of customer operations. Nalco is a member
of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. More than 11,500 Nalco
employees operate in 150 countries supported by a comprehensive
network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and research
centers to serve a broad range of end markets. In 2009, Nalco
achieved sales of more than $3.7 billion. For more information
visit www.nalco.com.
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