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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 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.

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 21, 2012
Reduced Costs With Site-Recovered Energy

Retailers and other building owners are caught between two powerful and conflicting forces: the need to lower energy and equipment costs, and the need to meet or exceed outdoor air ventilation regulations for the health and comfort of customers and employees alike. Indeed, studies have proven that outdoor air ventilation creates a healthier work environment. However, as outdoor air rates increase, so does the size, cost and operating expense of HVAC systems.

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.

June 6, 2012
Price Chopper received LEED Gold

Price Chopper’s store in Warwick, N.Y., has received LEED gold certification for its environmental efficiency.

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 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 14, 2011
J.C. Penney’s new Dallas store reflects chain’s commitment to energy

J.C. Penney Co. will unveil the newest iteration of its store model with the opening of its new Dallas store in the TimberCreek Crossing shopping center on Sept. 30.

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.

August 25, 2011
CVS distribution center awarded LEED Gold

CVS/pharmacy’s distribution center in Chemung County, N.Y., has been awarded LEED Gold certification from the United States Building Council.

August 22, 2011
The Big Chill

Sprouts Farmers Market in Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Calif., has joined an elite club: It is only the third store in the nation to achieve the Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Partnership higher honor, Platinum Level Certification.

July 7, 2011
Texas mall receives LEED Silver designation

Trademark Property said Thursday that its La Palmera shopping center has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver for Core and Shell 2.0 established by the U.S. Green Building Council.

May 31, 2011
Old Navy, Fort Worth

Old Navy’s updated format is showcased in its new store in Fort Worth, Texas (it is also the first LEED certified location in the chain’s portfolio).

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.

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