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* Office Depot, headquartered in Delray Beach, Fla., has announced plans to build and open its first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)-certified retail store in Austin, Texas, in mid-2008.
At the same time, Office Depot will investigate incorporating LEED certification into its store prototype. Office Depot has already piloted the green building design concept of "daylight harvesting" in its Greensboro, N.C., store, a concept that removes, on average, 250,000 pounds of carbon and greenhouse gases from the environment each year.
Office Depot is already a leader in the area of green construction, having achieved the following during 2006:
* Saved nearly 66 million kWh of electricity due to energy efficiency and conservation efforts in North American warehouses and stores;
* Avoided approximately $6.2 million in electricity costs due to energy efficiency and conservation efforts in North American ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Office Depot plans LEED-certified store.(INDUSTRY NEWS)