The N.M., facility, an extension of General Mills’ Albuquerque, was presented with the LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council during an event. The chief guest at the event was Susana Martinez of New Mexico Gov. This is the fourth company building to win LEED certification, and the first General Mills’ production facility.
Gov. Martinez said that General Mills plays a vital role in New Mexico’s economy and is a supplement for Albuquerque. This extension establishes the strength and comfort of New Mexico for all the workers here and improves new perspectives. General Mills is acclaimed for its hard-work and achievement, and anticipates persistent growth and job opportunities in the Albuquerque area.
Certified food production facilities are less when compared to the 8,000 LEED-certified projects globally.
This new facility features extended environmental benefits including, an insistent recycling program to eliminate plastics, waste paper, cardboard and packaging in the facility, over 30% reduction in indoor water utilization resulting from the installation of low-flow plumbing and high-efficiency faucets, native vegetation for landscaping followed by nearly 70% reduction in irrigation water, almost 30% minimization of energy consumption over the company’s energy-efficient facility.
Besides LEED Gold certification, the firm was further involved in Brownfield redevelopment that necessitated remediation before construction, Construction waste management where the facility was able to eliminate over 80% of construction waste in the project using construction materials that is also employed for various other innovative purposes. Alternative transportation facilitated easy access to the facility due to its proximal location to the city bus lines and railway commuters. In addition, efficient parking lots were also available.
Source: http://www.generalmills.com/