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FREEPORT, MAINE — The L.L. Bean Hunting & Fishing Store, a specialty store located on the retailer’s Freeport campus adjacent to the L.L. Bean Flagship Store, has been awarded LEED-Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Sustainable features include recycled construction materials, stormwater management systems, energy-efficient windows and low-flow fixtures. In 2006, L.L. Bean committed to build all of its new projects to LEED standards; The Hunting & Fishing Store marks the retailer’s sixth LEED-registered project and the first to be awarded certification. The project is also the first LEED-certified retail project in the state of Maine.