Green Options » renovations http://greenoptions.com/tag/renovations Posts tagged 'renovations' Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:21:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Portland Fred Meyer LEEDs the Way http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/11/12/portland-fred-meyer-leeds-the-way/ http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/11/12/portland-fred-meyer-leeds-the-way/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:21:28 +0000 Dawn Killough http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/11/12/portland-fred-meyer-leeds-the-way/

A southeast Portland, Oregon retail store is undergoing renovations intended to help it achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification.  If it reaches its goal, it will be the first retail store in Oregon and the first of Cincinnati-based Kroger Co.’s stores to do so.

“In the Northwest, we are immersed in the culture of sustainability, and we’ve been working on establishing sustainable practices for a long time when it comes to issues like energy efficiency, recycling and storm water management,” said Randall Douthit, group vice president for facility engineering for Fred Meyer. “Working toward LEED certification is really a national evolutionary step in our progress.”

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