Saint-Gobain's New North American Headquarters in Valley Forge - Aiming for LEED Platinum

As the world's largest building materials company and a leader in high performance building, it makes great sense that Saint-Gobain would show leadership and aim for excellence for the company's newly renovated North American headquarters. According to the DailyLocal, the building: -Showcases at least 40 sustainable Saint Gobain products -Diverted approximately 79 percent of construction & demolition waste from landfills -Contains a high level of recycled content -Makes use of local materials -Will use 40% less water than a conventional office building -Contains many low or no VOC products -Encourages public transportation Saint-Gobain plans to earn recognition under the EPA's EnergyStar program and as a USGBC LEED Platinum Building as well. It would be very exciting if Saint-Gobain could share lessons learned from this and other projects! DailyLocal article: http://bit.ly/1VXIHiy To read more about Saint-Gobain's CSR and sustainability policies: http://bit.ly/1LpDwxt