LED Lighting Used In Award Winning Sustainability Projects

As reported In EnvironmentalLeader:

Whole Foods Market in Lincoln Park, Chicago, took the top prize for Project of the Year at the second annual A.R.E. Sustainability Awards, focused on sustainable retail design. The two grand prize winners were Whole Foods in the category of Sustainability – Standalone and Starbucks for Sustainability – Tenant Improvement. There were also two outstanding merit winners and three special recognizations.

Whole Foods Market in Lincoln Park, Chicago, won for Project of the Year and a Grand Prize in the category of Sustainability – Standalone for its complete integration of sustainable strategies and green building practices. The store was built to the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Gold standards and Energy Star standards for buildings.

The store is packed with sustainable features including ozone-friendly water-cooled refrigeration system, destratification fans, night curtains on refrigerated cases, LED lighting in exterior signage and freezer cases, motion-activated lighting controls in frozen food cases, and a HVAC system that reduces air flow when the space is unoccupied.

The project also features recycling stations, construction waste diversion, daylighting, a green roof, a green screen, water-efficient plumbing, and semi-permeable outdoor pavers.At least 90 percent of all appliances are Energy Star rated, and half of the store’s energy consumption is offset by wind power purchases.Low-VOC, recycled and reclaimed materials were used throughout the project as well as other sustainable materials including bio-based composites and rapidly renewable bamboo and cork.

for the full article and list of design winners-
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/03/18/whole-foods-starbucks-top-sustainable-retail-design-awards/

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