Office Depot, a provider of office products and services, has achieved volume pre-certification under the pilot Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Portfolio Program for its store prototype design—the retailer’s master set of drawings—from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Office Depot is the first company to have achieved this pre-certification for new construction, according to a press release from the company.
A USGBC member since 2007, Office Depot was part of the first group of participants to become involved in the pilot of the Portfolio Program. Part of the initiative involves piloting a volume certification path to enable companies to integrate LEED attributes into a prototype design and apply it across multiple buildings.
Office Depot’s LEED pre-certified prototype features a number of environmental attributes, including:
- A recycling program for collection of corrugated cardboard, paper, plastics, ink/toner cartridges and technology;
- Recycled content carpet;
- Solar panels;
- Energy efficient T5 lighting;
- Reflective white roof;
- High efficiency heating, ventilation and air conditioning units; and
- An enhanced energy management system.
The first Office Depot store to be built to this prototype is in
More information is available at www.officedepot.com.