Armstrong World Industries Campus Corporate Headquarters
Project:
LEED-EB PLATINUM
Office Headquarters
Location:
Lancaster, PA
Project Completed:
Completed 2007
HIGHLIGHTS:
LEED-EB PLATINUM RATING
Creation of an incentivized carpooling program for entire Armstrong campus
Improved energy use via corrective repairs and commissioning, resulting in the Energy Star award
Over 50% reduction in water use (compared to LEED-EB baseline)
Purchase of clean, wind-generated electricity to offset 75% of total building energy usage
Improved recycling rate to greater than 64%
Purchase of more environmentally-friendly consumable products
Adoption of comprehensive ‘green’ cleaning program
Extension of some LEED-EB ‘green’ initiatives to other buildings on the Armstrong campus
DESCRIPTION:
Eight years after Corporate Headquarters Building 701 was completed as a ‘green’ building, Armstrong World Industries worked with Re:Vision Architecture to undertake a series of additional design and operational improvements to fully optimize the building and secure the highest rating from the US Green Building Council under the LEED For Existing Buildings (EB) program.
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