The sustainably-built, energy-efficient
building was also named Commercial LEED Project of the Year by the
New Jersey chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council
The newly redeveloped Unilever North America headquarters
building in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., has received LEED Platinum
certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the
highest level of LEED certification available for sustainable
buildings. The certification process assesses buildings across
several categories including: location and transportation,
sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere,
materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, innovation
and more.
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Unilever North American headquarters in
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
As further recognition of the building as one of the most
sustainable and technologically advanced redevelopments recently
completed in the New York metropolitan area, Unilever’s building
has been named the LEED Commercial Project of the Year by the USGBC
in New Jersey. The project was also recognized by the New Jersey
Business & Industry Associate New Good Neighbor Award.
Plans for the new corporate headquarters launched in 2014 in
support of the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan, which calls for
the consumer goods company to reduce its carbon footprint by 50
percent while doubling its business. The new building unified four
office buildings from the Englewood Cliffs campus into a single,
state-of-the-art workplace. The project was completed in 2018.
“The Englewood Cliffs headquarters project was developed with
sustainability at its heart, and it was evident at every step of
the process from choosing our partners and planning to construction
and design,” said Unilever North America Workplace Director
Nathaniel Barney. “At Unilever, we believe we have a responsibility
to make sure our operations leave as small a footprint as possible
on our planet while also providing our employees with a safe,
healthy, and productive work environment. We are proud to earn the
LEED Platinum certification as a result of these efforts.”
Workplace strategists and designers from Perkins+Will helped
Unilever craft a future-proofed vision for its new headquarters—a
concept and design known as “the Marketplace”—which entailed the
creative retrofitting, renovation, and repositioning of the
company’s existing corporate campus. The 325,000 square foot
renovation included interiors, as well as the construction of an
entry pavilion and common area that stitched together the open
space between individual buildings to create an entirely new,
enclosed structure. The efficient building achieved a 41% reduction
in square footage, while being able to house more employees, which
means less resources are needed to light and climate control the
building.
The final building design incorporates smart technologies by
EDGE that record data and automate the building’s features and
functions, including Internet of Things (IoT) systems that enable
the building to learn from occupants’ behaviors and remember their
preferences.
The entire project was carried out with sustainability at the
heart of the strategy. During the building phase, 75 percent of the
construction materials were diverted from landfill. A shuttle
service from New York City, Hoboken and Jersey City has supported a
40% reduction in individual cars.
“This was a collaboration in the truest sense of the word,” says
Perkins+Will Principal Paul Eagle. “Not only did the new
headquarters have to be modern, flexible, and conducive to employee
health and well-being, but it also had to fulfil the ambitious
sustainability goals set forth by Unilever. It all hinged on an
incredible team working together to break new ground and develop a
new model for sustainable, suburban campuses.”
With the workplace strategy and design concept from Perkins+Will
in place, real estate experts at Cushman & Wakefield served as
project manager and, together with developers EDGE Technologies and
Normandy Real Estate Partners, devised a sustainability strategy
and transaction approach that reduced the headquarters’ energy cost
dramatically to offset the overall cost of occupancy.
About Unilever U.S.
Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Beauty &
Personal Care, Home Care, and Foods & Refreshment products with
sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2.5 billion consumers a
day. In the United States and Canada, the portfolio includes brand
icons such as: Axe, Ben & Jerry’s, Breyers, Degree, Dollar
Shave Club, Dove, Hellmann’s, Klondike, Knorr, Lever 2000, Lipton,
Love Beauty and Planet, Magnum, Nexxus, Noxzema, Pond’s, Popsicle,
Pure Leaf, Q-tips, Seventh Generation, Simple, Sir Kensington’s,
St. Ives, Suave, Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto, TAZO, TIGI,
TRESemmé and Vaseline. All of the preceding brand names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of the Unilever Group of
Companies.
Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan underpins the company’s
strategy and commits to:
- Helping more than a billion people take
action to improve their health and well-being by 2020.
- Halving the environmental impact of our
products by 2030.
- Enhancing the livelihoods of millions
of people by 2020.
For more information on Unilever U.S. and its brands visit:
www.unileverusa.com.
About Perkins+Will
Perkins+Will is an interdisciplinary, research-based
architecture and design firm established in 1935. Founded on the
belief that design has the power to transform lives and enhance
communities, we collaborate with clients all over the world to
create healthy, sustainable places in which to live, learn, work,
play, and heal. More than 2,000 professionals across over 20
Perkins+Will offices include some of the brightest minds in
architecture, interior design, branded environments, urban design,
and landscape architecture. Clients consistently turn to us for our
leadership and expertise in areas like sustainability, resilience,
health and wellness, and mobility. Additionally, our 10 Research
Labs catalyze innovative design technologies and solutions that
result in better, smarter, more competitive built environments. The
recipient of hundreds of design awards each year, and a progressive
leader in corporate social responsibility, Perkins+Will is
consistently ranked among the world’s top design firms. Our family
of partner companies includes retail strategy and design
consultancy Portland; transportation planning consultancy
NelsonNygaard; healthcare technology planning firm Genesis
Planning; and luxury hospitality design firm Pierre-Yves Rochon
(PYR). For more information, visit www.perkinswill.com.
About Perkins+Will New York Studio
As one of the first U.S. studios established by the firm,
Perkins+Will's New York presence has a long history of leadership
in design, practice, and environmental stewardship in the Northeast
region and beyond. The multiple-practice office is renowned for its
strengths in the design and execution of major architecture,
interiors, and planning projects, including branded environments
for corporate/commercial, civic, healthcare, higher education, and
science/technology sector. The New York office is led by
architects, interior architects, interior designers, and workplace
strategists, and nearly all are LEED Accredited Professionals. The
office environment is a collaborative workplace with a commitment
to delivering innovative design solutions that support client
goals. The studio is LEED-CI Gold certified and located in New
York’s Union Square neighborhood.
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