Peet's Coffee & Tea Awarded LEED(R) Gold Certification for Coffee Roasting Facility in Alameda
30 Juillet 2008 - 11:26PM
PR Newswire (US)
Building is First LEED Gold Certified Building in Alameda, First
LEED Certified Coffee Roastery in United States ALAMEDA, Calif.,
July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc.,
(NASDAQ:PEET), the premier specialty coffee and tea company in the
U.S., today announced that its innovative new artisan roastery has
been awarded LEED Gold level status by the U.S. Green Building
Council (USGBC). Developed by USGBC, LEED is the nationally
accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of
high performance green buildings. Peet's Alameda coffee roastery is
the first LEED certified coffee roasting facility in the United
States and the first LEED Gold certified building in the City of
Alameda. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080730/AQW106) (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070606/AQW139LOGO) In a brief
commemorative ceremony today, Peet's, the USGBC and other partners
unveiled a LEED Gold plaque and acknowledged those involved in
bringing the project to fruition. Speakers at the ceremony included
Peet's CEO and President Patrick O'Dea; Peet's Vice President of
Operations and Information Systems Jim Grimes, who spearheaded the
LEED certification for Peet's; USGBC Co-Founder David Gottfried;
Joe Ernst of SRM Associates, the project developer and coordinator
of the LEED design and construction team; and Andrea Traber of KEMA
Green, Peet's LEED consultant on the entire project from
development and design to construction, commissioning and LEED
application process. "Peet's took a LEED certified approach to the
design and construction of its roasting plant in keeping with the
company's guiding principle to positively contribute to the
environment wherever the company does business," said Patrick
O'Dea, president and CEO of Peet's Coffee & Tea. "For the past
42 years, Peet's has been dedicated to sustainable practices, and
this building is yet another example of that commitment." LEED
promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing
performance in five key areas of human and environmental health:
sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency,
materials selection and indoor environmental quality. To achieve
LEED certification, the Peet's Coffee & Tea roastery proved
sustainable design and construction in these five areas. LEED was
established for market leaders to design and construct buildings
that protect and save precious resources while also making sound
economic sense. "Peet's is to be commended for achieving LEED Gold
certification for its roastery," said Rick Fedrizzi, president,
CEO, founding chair, U.S. Green Building Council. "This facility is
a showcase for high-performance, energy- efficient space and
healthy employees, and it serves as an inspiration for the
community and the industry." LEED certification of Peet's roastery
is based on a number of green design and construction elements,
including: -- A significant improvement in the work environment for
the company's roastery employees with ample work spaces, fitness
room, lockers, showers, bike and automobile parking and expansive
lunch/break room -- Use of natural light and the latest lighting
technology to reduce energy consumption by 40 percent -- Total
energy savings features beat California Title 24 by 32 -- Landscape
design, irrigation system and the use of efficient fixtures (like
waterless urinals) to reduce water usage by more than 50 percent --
Redesigned heat recovery during roasting to reduce gas usage by
over 85 percent -- Environmentally-sensitive HVAC systems to reduce
greenhouse emissions -- Significant amounts of recycled
content/materials used during construction -- Waste diversion to
recycling of over 75 percent during construction -- Close proximity
to public transportation for employees and preferential parking for
fuel-efficient vehicles and bicycle storage ABOUT PEET'S COFFEE
& TEA, INC. Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc., (PEET), is the
premier specialty coffee and tea company in the United States.
Peet's buys the highest quality beans in the world, artisan roasts
every bean by hand to order, and delivers all of its coffee quickly
for superior freshness no matter where it is sold. Founded in 1966
in Berkeley, California, by Alfred Peet, who is widely recognized
as the grandfather of specialty coffee in the U.S., Peet's has a
rapidly growing, passionate customer following that seeks out
Peet's coffees wherever they go. Peet's is committed to
strategically growing its business through many channels without
compromising the extraordinary quality of its coffee. For more
information about Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. visit
http://www.peets.com/. ABOUT LEED(R) The LEED(R) (Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System(TM)
is a feature-oriented rating system that awards buildings points
for satisfying specified green building criteria. The six major
environmental categories of review include: Sustainable Sites,
Water Efficiency, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources,
Indoor Environmental Quality and Innovation and Design. Certified,
Silver, Gold, and Platinum levels of LEED green building
certification are awarded based on the total number of points
earned within each LEED category. LEED can be applied to all
building types including new construction, commercial interiors,
core & shell developments, existing buildings, homes,
neighborhood developments, schools and retail facilities. LEED for
Healthcare is currently under development and is expected to be
released in early 2008. Incentives for LEED are available at the
state and local level and LEED has also been adopted nationwide by
federal agencies, state and local governments, and interested
private companies. For more information, visit
http://www.usgbc.org/LEED. ABOUT THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL
The U.S. Green Building Council is a nonprofit membership
organization whose vision is a sustainable built environment within
a generation. Its membership includes corporations, builders,
universities, government agencies, and other nonprofit
organizations. Since USGBC's founding in 1993, the Council has
grown to more than 16,000 member companies and organizations, a
comprehensive family of LEED(R) green building rating systems, an
expansive educational offering, the industry's popular Greenbuild
International Conference and Expo (http://www.greenbuildexpo.org/),
and a network of 78 local chapters, affiliates, and organizing
groups. For more information, visit http://www.usgbc.org/.
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Inc. CONTACT: Patsy Barich of Double Forte, +1-415-848-8104,
mobile, +1-415-596-5860, for Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. Web
site: http://www.peets.com/ http://www.usgbc.org/LEED
http://www.greenbuildexpo.org/
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