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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.

September 4, 2012
Wal-Mart’s new Oregon store to have state’s largest green roof

Wal-Mart Stores said that its new store in Portland, Ore., will feature the state’s largest green roof.

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.

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.

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 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.

September 6, 2011
P.F. Chang’s at La Palmera receives LEED Gold certification

Shopping mall La Palmera said that one of its major tenants, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, received a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification, the restaurant’s first, for its location at the Corpus Christi, Texas, mall.

May 25, 2011
Old Navy opens its first LEED certified store

Old Navy has received LEED Silver certification for its new location in Fort Worth, Texas. It is the first LEED certified store in the chain’s portfolio.

May 18, 2011
KFC opens eco-friendly restaurant in Indianapolis

KFC is looking to earn LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for its newest restaurant in Indianapolis.

April 22, 2011
PetSmart DC awarded LEED Silver

PetSmart celebrated Earth Day with the announcement that its distribution center in McCarran, Nev., has been awarded Silver Certification under the LEED (Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design) for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance rating system.

April 20, 2011
Starbucks up green energy, cuts water use, pilots new EMS

Starbucks Coffee Co. met its 2010 goal of purchasing renewable ...

March 2, 2011
PCC Natural Markets awarded LEED Platinum

The newest location of PCC Natural Markets (PCC), the nation’s largest natural foods retail cooperative, has been LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Platinum from the United States Green Building Council.

February 23, 2011
LEED Volume Program celebrates its 500th certified pilot project

More than 500 building projects have certified through the LEED Volume Program since the pilot launched in 2006, according to the U.S. Green Building Council.

February 16, 2011
Being ‘green’ just became a little easier

As Kermit the Frog often sang, “It’s not easy being green.” But for large-scale retailers seeking USGBC LEED certification for their brick-and-mortar locations, being “green” just became a little easier.

February 11, 2011
The new LEED For Retail certification: Can it improve the bottom line?

On November 18, 2010, the U.S. Green Building Council announced the long-awaited launch of its newest green building rating system, LEED for Retail.

February 10, 2011
Focus on: LEED for Retail 


In November 2010 the U.S. Green Building Council announced the long-awaited launch of its newest green building rating system, LEED for Retail. The new system has two distinct certification tracks, LEED for Retail: New Construction and LEED for Retail: Commercial Interiors. 


February 3, 2011
TD Bank building nation’s first net-zero energy bank

TD Bank announced it is building a net-zero energy bank location, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

November 18, 2010
LEED for Retail and LEED Volume Program make their official debuts

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) on Thursday launched two, long-awaited green building programs: LEED for Retail, and the LEED Volume Program.

November 17, 2010
LEED building projects total 1 billion sq. ft.

The total footprint of commercial projects certified under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System has surpassed 1 billion sq. ft.

October 31, 2010
Fred Meyer Goes Green for LEED Silver

A renovation has brought new energy and an updated look to a Fred Meyer...

October 19, 2010
PREIT’s 801 Market Street building earns LEED Gold

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) said it was recently awarded the U.S. Green Building...

October 14, 2010
Regency Centers partners with U.S. Department of Energy on parking lot project

Jacksonville, Fla.-based shopping center owner and developer Regency Centers said Friday it is participating in...

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