PITTSBURGH, PA-- Multi-format retailer Giant Eagle®, Inc. has announced the receipt of a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Silver certification for its GetGo convenience store and fuel station located at 140 Towne Center Drive in Wexford.
This is the company's first LEED-certified fuel and convenience store location, the first of its kind in the entire western Pennsylvania region and one of the first nationally. In December 2004, Giant Eagle opened the first LEED-certified supermarket in the world in Brunswick, Ohio near Cleveland. Since then, Giant Eagle has also been awarded LEED certification for its Shadyside Market District and New Albany (Columbus) Giant Eagle. The 1,942 square-foot Pine Township GetGo opened in February 2009.
"GetGo has been incorporating green practices into our operations for a number of years, highlighted by our alternative fuel offerings at many locations and the water reclamation system in place at our WetGo car wash locations," added Giant Eagle Vice President of Fuel and Convenience Stores Dan Pastor. "There are some 150,000 convenience stores across the nation. To have our Township of Pine location recognized as one of a handful of LEED-certified stores in the country is an exceptional honor."
Since 1992, Giant Eagle, Inc. has worked to help the organization and its multiple banners save energy, recycle packaging, and support long-term environmental initiatives. Many of the processes and specifications of Giant Eagle's LEED stores have already been incorporated in supermarkets and convenience stores, including high-efficiency lighting, the purchase of wind energy, as well as the use of white roofing, variable speed fans, and occupancy sensors.
The LEED designation builds on Giant Eagle's commitment to responsible resource use, as the company has been recognized repeatedly by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) and with the ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award (2004, 2005) for adopting smart and efficient energy practices. In 2008, Giant Eagle diverted more than 750 tons of plastic from bags and other products from landfills, plastic which was later recycled into decking and fencing products. Each year, Giant Eagle recycles more than 1,500 tons of cooking oil, fat and bones and hundreds of tons of cardboard and paper.
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