Nestle Waters North America’s Nestle® Pure Life® newest water bottling facility in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania, received the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certification on June 5, 2009. The facility is the first food and beverage manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania to receive the stellar Gold certification.
Nestle Waters began utilizing the LEED® system in 2003 when it earned the first LEED® certification for a food and beverage factory in the United States for its operation in Stanwood, Michigan. Company executives were so impressed with the environmental and social after effects, that all subsequent new facilities have aggressively pursued LEED® certifications.
The Madison County, Florida, manufacturing plant achieved Silver rating in 2006. The plant in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, gained a Silver rating in 2005 while the Cabazon, California, facility became the first food and beverage facility in the world to receive a Silver rating in the country in 2003.
The Nestle plant in Hawkins, Texas, accomplished a Silver rating in 2004. Presently, there are three Nestle North American facilities pending LEED® certification reviews.
Nestle Waters is proud of its significant environmental achievements. The company should be and so should the neighboring communities. Since 2002, the Nestle Waters LEED® certified plants have conserved more than 9 million gallons of water and 1.5 million kwh of energy. Carbon emissions at these plants have been reduced by 2.1 million pounds and waste has been reduced by a startling 216 million pounds. 108 tons of solid waste has been diverted away from landfills.
The new Pennsylvania facility expects to conserve 220,00 galloons of water a year and save 9.9 billion BTU’s of energy each year. That is enough energy to heat 125 homes in the area in the course of a year.
These are admirable accomplishments and perfectly suited for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) goals. The rating system strives to conserve energy and natural resources as well as improve the work environment. Happy neighbors, happy employees and conscientious employers come together at Nestle Waters North America.
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Thank you so much for your kind words! I work for Nestlé Waters North America, and we agree with you that LEED is the way to go. That’s why, as you’ve pointed out, we’ve committed to building every new facility to LEED standards. Greener buildings do in fact make for happier neighbors and happier employees, and hopefully a happier environment.
As a LEED professional, you may find this Web cast interesting: http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=59896. On the day of our LEED Gold ceremony, Nghia Tran, our own LEED guru, spoke to area LEED professionals about the challenges and keys to success in building a greener structure.
We also made a quick video to capture this highlights of the Gold ceremony and give an “insider’s look” at the many ways our plants are trying every day to be environmentally conscious. You can access the video here: http://www.nestle-watersna.com/Menu/Environmental/GreenBuildings/LEED/Allentown+Plant.htm
Thanks again for your post, and for the opportunity to chime in.
- Jane Lazgin, Nestlé Waters North America
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