CHICAGO--Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company's Engineering Technology Center (ETC) in Chicago has received LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), further advancing the company's goal to leverage high-performance design across its existing facilities.
Wrigley purchased the 91,300-sf ETC in 2005 and refurbished the building to house the company's engineering team, packaging labs and model shop. With energy, environmental quality and site improvements in mind, high-efficiency design was applied to the reconstruction, including the installation of water-efficient plumbing fixtures, flexible workspace and a white roof -- which lowers energy use through the reduction of seasonal heating and air-conditioning.
To further enhance the building's efficiency, Wrigley worked with specialized building management company, Transwestern, to introduce several initiatives that had a positive impact at Wrigley's LEED Gold-certified Global Innovation Center.
As a result, the ETC building uses approximately 37 percent less energy and 20 percent less water because of environmentally-friendly measures, including:
-- An advanced-energy management system, which enables the facility to
program temperature settings for reduced energy output during evenings
and weekends.
-- Active e-waste recycling efforts, which safely recycles or repurposes
more than 95 percent of all electronics that are no longer functioning
or needed for company use.
-- An environmentally-friendly exterior maintenance program, including
pest management and landscaping practices.
-- An EPA Energy Star water-efficiency monitoring program to assess and
thereby reduce water use for the building and landscape irrigation.
-- Energy-efficient lighting and lighting occupancy sensors.
-- An advanced recycling program, which saves nearly 75 tons of waste
from entering landfills each year.
Additionally, the ETC introduced a unique program to encourage Wrigley associates to commute to work by means other than a personal vehicle. As part of the program, associates now receive subsidized public transportation and free access to lockers and showers, if they choose to commute via cycling or other alternative transportation options.
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
www.wrigley.com
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