DuPont Wilmington-Area Office Building Achieves LEED Gold Certification

Wilmington, Del. (PRWEB) June 03, 2013

DuPont today announced its 5-story, 220,000 square foot office building at its Chestnut Run Plaza facility has achieved LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification. The LEED green building rating system -- developed and administered by the U.S. Green Building Council -- promotes design and construction practices that increase profitability, reduces environmental impacts and improves occupant health and well-being.

DuPont Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer Linda Fisher and DuPont Vice President and Chief Engineer Karen Fletcher joined Delaware DNREC Secretary Collin OMara and Executive Director of the Delaware Valley Green Building Council Janet Milkman, in an event to unveil the LEED Gold plaque today.

Receiving the LEED Gold certification symbolizes all the hard work from our employees that create everything from the reception desk made of DuPont Corian