Content about Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

May 7, 2013
It's Your Destiny

Billed as the largest LEED Gold-certified retail commercial building in the world, Destiny USA is more than an environmental leader. It is a shopping and entertainment mecca.

The 2.4 million-sq.-ft. tourist destination in Syracuse, N.Y., is an unexpected blend of luxury outlet tenants with restaurants and big entertainment names in a high-impact setting that includes a sweeping, three-story atrium, a replica of an upside-down city destroyed, and a suspended-rope adventure for the kids.

April 29, 2013
Destiny USA raises the bar

When describing Destiny USA – the 2.4 million-sq.-ft. dining, entertainment, shopping and outlet megaplex in Syracuse, N.Y. – it’s a toss-up whether to emphasize the offerings and amenities, or highlight the project’s own brand of environmental consciousness.

April 2, 2013
Ahold USA adds six more LEED stores to its fleet

Ahold USA, a division of Netherlands-based Royal Ahold, said six newly built stores had received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

March 29, 2013
Regency Centers increases energy savings by 75% annually

Regency Centers announced that, through its 2012 “greengenuity” program, it increased annual energy savings by 75%, achieved LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for three projects, and tripled the amount of construction and demolition material recycled during the year.

November 27, 2012
Sheetz wellness center to be first-in-county LEED certified

C-store chain Sheetz said Tuesday that it will open its new employee health-and-wellness center on Wednesday, marking the first LEED-certified building in Blair County.

November 14, 2012
Target to seek LEED certification for all 2013 Canadian stores

Target Corp. announced it is pursuing Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification for all Canadian stores opening in 2013.

November 9, 2012
Survey: Companies committed to green building, but not to LEED certification

Companies remain committed to constructing green buildings, according to a survey by Turner Construction Co.

October 25, 2012
Focus on: Energy Management

By Sam Khalilieh

Study after study has concluded that adding doors to medium temperature coolers (MTC) is a great solution for a variety of issues that plague retailers. Whether looking at energy use, operational costs, product safety or consumer comfort, there is no downside to adding doors. So why do so many overlook this very basic approach?

September 26, 2012
Kohl’s opens 12 stores, with nine built to LEED Gold standards

Kohl’s Department Stores announced the grand opening of 12 stores, creating approximately 1,500 jobs nationwide.

July 30, 2012
Safeway, Bozeman, Mont.

Safeway has opened the first LEED for Retail certified store in the state of Montana, in the town of Bozeman.

July 17, 2012
Safeway in Bozeman, Mont., awarded LEED Silver

Safeway’s store in Bozeman, Mont., was recently awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

July 17, 2012
Verizon store design recognized for green building design

Verizon Wireless said that its green retail store design has achieved pre-certification in the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Volume Program.

June 20, 2012
USM headquarters received LEED Silver

As part of its continuing commitment to sustainability, USM Inc. has recently received LEED Silver CI (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Commercial Interiors) certification for its headquarters facility in Norristown, Pa.

June 12, 2012
Santa Monica Place awarded LEED Gold

Santa Monica Place, the open-air shopping center in downtown Santa Monica, Calif., has been awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

May 18, 2012
Weis Markets breaks ground on what will be its first LEED-certified store

Weis Markets on announced it has begun the construction of an environmentally innovative 65,000-sq.-ft. superstore in Fogelsville, Pa.

May 16, 2012
Regency Centers receive LEED certifications in North Carolina and Illinois

Regency Centers, a national owner, operator and developer of grocery-anchored and community shopping centers, announced that buildings at two of its shopping centers in North Carolina and Illinois have received LEED Silver established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

April 17, 2012
Trends in Building Envelopes

Retail facades and storefronts have come under increased scrutiny in recent years for the important role they play in brand identity. Chain Store Age talked with Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope’s Kent Baumann about trends in building envelope solutions and how the industry is evolving.

February 28, 2012
New Price Chopper to seek LEED Silver

Price Chopper has opened a 52,000-sq.-ft. store in Binghamton, N.Y., that was designed and engineered to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification.

February 17, 2012
Chick-fil-A goes for green with LEED Gold, energy and water retrofits

Chick-fil-A received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification for its restaurant at Montgomery Plaza, Fort Worth, Texas.

January 13, 2012
McDonald’s awarded LEED Gold

A McDonald's restaurant in Riverside, Calif., has been LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certified.

November 22, 2011
Kohl’s is Green Power Partner of the Year for third consecutive year

Kohl’s Corp. was recognized with its third Green Power Partner of the Year Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy and the Center for Resource Solutions.

October 11, 2011
Food Lion receives LEED Silver certification for two stores

Food Lion said Tuesday that two of its stores in Fayetteville, N.C., have been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver certifications by the U.S. Green Building Council.

October 5, 2011
Kohl’s announces a 'green' first

Kohl’s Department Stores’ new store prototype has achieved LEED Gold precertification using the LEED for Retail: New Construction rating system, making Kohl’s the first U.S. company to achieve this designation in the LEED Volume Program.

September 30, 2011
New Stop & Shop to pursue LEED certification

Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. on Saturday will open its third location in Cranston, R.I.

September 26, 2011
KFC awarded LEED Gold

A KFC restaurant in Indianapolis has been awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

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