BREINIGSVILLE, PA-- Nestle Waters North America's Nestle(R) Pure Life(R) water bottling facility in Breinigsville, PA, officially received the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design(R) (LEED) Gold certification.
This is the first food manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania to receive LEED Gold status.
LEED is an internationally recognized certification system that measures how well a building performs across various sustainability metrics, including energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, and stewardship of resources.
Nestle Waters North America is the leading U.S. food and beverage manufacturer in LEED plants. In 2003, the company received the first LEED certification in the U.S. for a food and beverage factory for its plant in Stanwood, Michigan. To date, Nestle Waters has the most LEED-certified facilities of any U.S. food and beverage manufacturer, with more than 2.5 million square feet designed and built to meet LEED certification.
Thanks to its environmentally-conscious design, the Nestle Pure Life facility in Breinigsville:
--Saves 9.9 billion BTU's of energy each year, which is enough energy to
heat 125 homes for a season
--Conserves approximately 220,000 gallons of water a year, which is 55%
better than the Environmental Protection Agency requirement
--Reduced construction waste by approximately 75%, or the equivalent
weight of 2,300 cars
In addition, the Nestle Pure Life facility will offset its energy usage for two years through its Renewable Energy Certificate purchase from Choose Renewables, which will allow the facility to displace its non-renewable sources of energy from the electric grid and instead fund wind power operations.
Three additional Nestle Waters North America plants are currently under review for LEED status.
Nestle Waters North America
www.nestle-watersna.com
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