The Canon Experience Center in Costa Mesa, California Earns LEED® Gold Certification
May 27 2015 - 9:43AM
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Customer Service and Support Facility
Recognized for Environmental Stewardship by the U.S. Green Building
Council
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today
announced that the Canon Experience Center, located in Costa Mesa,
California, has been awarded LEED® Gold certification, a
recognition by the U.S. Green Building Council for the design,
construction, operations and maintenance of high-performance green
buildings. Officially opened in November 2014, this Center offers
award-winning service and support to customers, clients and
partners – ranging from repair operations, on-site educational
programs and a nearly 5,000 square-foot state-of-the-art showroom
that displays products ranging from the PowerShot family to the
Cinema EOS lineup to large format imagePROGRAF printers. The 38,000
square-foot facility was renovated with environmentally conscious
elements aimed to help secure the certification.
“The Canon Experience Center is yet another example showcasing
Canon U.S.A.’s ongoing commitment to sustainable and responsible
buildings and operations,” said Rick Fedrizzi, CEO and founding
chair, U.S. Green Building Council. “By designing and constructing
the building to LEED Gold, Canon continues to build on its legacy
of looking to the future. Its investment in sustainable building
today will pay dividends to all of us for years to come.”
Established by the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED, or
Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, is a green
building rating system that recognizes buildings, homes and
neighborhoods that are designed, constructed, operated and
maintained to be environmentally responsible and resource
efficient. The level of LEED certification earned is determined by
the number of credits achieved in key areas within each of the LEED
credit categories, including sustainable sites, water efficiency,
energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor
environmental quality, and innovation and design process.
The Canon Experience Center features several environmentally
conscious elements that help meet LEED requirements, including:
- More than 95 percent of the existing
building was utilized to extend the life cycle of the standing
building stock, conserve resources, reduce construction waste and
reduce environmental impact during renovation.
- More than 75 percent of all
construction waste was diverted from landfills through waste
sorting and recycling.
- The use of native vegetation for
landscaping helped reduce reliance on irrigation systems and
reduced outdoor potable water consumption by over 50 percent.
- The use of efficient, low-flow plumbing
fixtures throughout the space helped obtain a 40 percent indoor
potable water savings.
- The facility uses 38 percent less
energy than conventional buildings through the use of efficient
lighting fixtures, motion sensors and an efficient HVAC
system.
“Canon is committed to helping to build a more sustainable
environment for generations to come,” said Yuichi Ishizuka,
president and COO, Canon U.S.A., Inc. “We are proud to be
recognized for our sustainable efforts and conduct operations with
our customers in a facility that demonstrates this commitment.”
The Canon Experience Center joins two of Canon’s other
properties that have earned LEED ratings. Canon Americas
Headquarters, located in Melville, New York is the largest
commercial property on Long Island to achieve LEED Gold
certification, and Canon’s distribution center in Norcross, Georgia
was awarded LEED v4 certification in the “Building Design and
Construction – Warehouses and Distribution Centers” category – the
first warehouse to receive this version of LEED.
BCCI Construction spearheaded the renovation construction of the
Canon Experience Center; Ware Malcomb was responsible for the
architecture and interior design. For additional information about
the facility and its offerings, visit usa.canon.com/cec.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer,
business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to
the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean (excluding
Mexico) markets. With approximately $31 billion in global revenue,
its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranked third overall in
U.S. patents granted in 2014† and is one of Fortune Magazine's
World’s Most Admired Companies in 2015. In 2014, Canon U.S.A.
received the PCMag.com Readers’ Choice Award for Service and
Reliability in the digital camera and printer categories for the
11th consecutive year. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest
level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent
U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it
distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of
social and environmental responsibility. In 2014, the Canon
Americas Headquarters secured LEED® Gold certification, a
recognition for the design, construction, operations and
maintenance of high-performance green buildings. To keep apprised
of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS
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Twitter @CanonUSA.
About the U.S. Green Building Council
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is committed to a
prosperous and sustainable future through cost-efficient and
energy-saving green buildings. USGBC works toward its mission of
market transformation through its LEED green building program,
robust educational offerings, a nationwide network of chapters and
affiliates, the annual Greenbuild International Conference &
Expo, the Center for Green Schools and advocacy in support of
public policy that encourages and enables green buildings and
communities. For more information, visit usgbc.org and connect on
Twitter and Facebook.
About LEED
The U.S. Green Building Council's LEED green building
certification system is the foremost program for the design,
construction, maintenance and operations of green buildings. Every
day, more than 1.85 million square feet (170,000 square meters) of
space is certified using LEED. More than 69,800 projects are
currently participating in the commercial and institutional LEED
rating systems, comprising 13.2 billion square feet (1.2 billion
square meters) of construction space in more than 150 countries and
territories. In addition, close to 76,500 residential units have
been certified under the LEED for Homes rating system, with more
than 100,000 more homes registered. Learn more at usgbc.org/leed
and review the Foundations of LEED development process.
†Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
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