World of Coca-Cola Earns Green Building Status

The Coca-Cola Co. has announced that the new World of Coca-Cola, located at Pemberton Place in Atlanta, has achieved a gold rating by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.

About 20 percent of the construction materials for the building were of a recycled or green nature, including environmentally friendly bamboo and recycled rubber flooring. Recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) was also used in the carpeting. Along with the recycled content material used in the building, almost 90 percent of construction debris from the project was reused or recycled.

More information is available at www.worldofcoca-cola.com.