GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — REI’s distribution center in Goodyear, Ariz., has achieved LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification — the highest level in the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) green building rating system — making it the first distribution center in the U.S. to achieve both LEED Platinum certification and Net Zero Energy.
The facility is the first distribution center to earn Platinum certification in 2016 and, at 400,000 square feet, is the second largest Platinum-certified distribution or warehouse facility in the U.S.
REI achieved LEED Platinum certification by implementing sustainable strategies and solutions throughout the building, including a 2.2 megawatt solar energy system, water conservation and restoration systems, eco-friendly building features and a recycling program that reuses 93 percent of the center’s waste.
Butler Design Group, Rocky Mountain Institute, Merit Partners Inc., The Renaissance Companies, DMW&H, KNAPP, CBRE and EDF Climate Corps. helped achieve the certification.
REI is a specialty outdoor retailer headquartered near Seattle with 149 stores in 36 states.