Thursday, August 20, 2009 - Responsible Choices …and what that really means.
By making hundreds of responsible choices during the remodeling, your Hawthorne Fred Meyer expects to earn a Silver level LEED certification.
The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building rating system is a globally recognized third-party certification for sustainable business practices. For more information, visit usgbc.org
A high bar was set for remodeling your Hawthorne Freddy’s. Here are some examples:
Promote Alternative Transportation
Added extra bike parking
Added electric/hybrid car charging stations in the upper parking lot
Conserve Natural Resources
Reducing water waste in bathrooms and kitchens
Reducing stormwater run-off with a green roof on the bottle return building and parking lot bioswales
Choose Green Cleaning & Lighting
Using nontoxic products and sustainable practices to clean and maintain the building
Using low-mercury, recyclable light bulbs
Reduce, Reuse & Recycle
Recycling 70% or more of our total waste
Composting plant and vegetable waste Improve Systems
Exceeding high-efficiency standards for ventilation and refrigeration
Continuously monitoring ventilation, energy and water consumption
Sustainable, Recyclable Materials
Remodeled using eco-friendly materials, including sustainable flooring, low-VOC paint and carts and signage made from recycled materials
Re-used existing material like original concrete flooring
Stormwater is collected from the roof-top and main-level parking lots, filtered clean and allowed to naturally soak into the subsoil.
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