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Energy Efficient Gadgets
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Office Depots Global Headquarters Earns EPAs
Energy Star(R) Certification for Superior Energy
Efficiency by staff in Energy Efficient
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Comments Office Depot, celebrating 25 years as a
leading global provider of office supplies and
services, today announced that the companys
global headquarters, located in Boca Raton, Fla.,
has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agencys (EPAs) ENERGY STAR certification. The
certification signifies that the building
performs in the top 25 percent of similar
facilities nationwide for energy efficiency and
meets strict energy efficiency performance levels
set by the EPA.
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Office Depot is pleased to accept EPAs ENERGY
STAR certification in recognition of our energy
efficiency efforts, said Edward Costa, Vice
President of Construction for Office Depot.
Through this achievement, we have demonstrated
our commitment to environmental stewardship while
also lowering our energy costs. Commercial
buildings that earn EPAs ENERGY STAR
certification use an average of 35 percent less
energy than typical buildings and also release 35
percent less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Office Depot improved its energy performance by
managing energy strategically across the entire
organization and by making cost-effective
improvements to its building.
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Improving the energy efficiency of our nations
buildings is critical to protecting our
environment, said Jean Lupinacci, Chief of the
ENERGY STAR Commercial Industrial Branch. From
the boiler room to the board room, organizations
are leading the way by making their buildings
more efficient and earning EPAs ENERGY STAR
certification. Energy-saving actions that
Office Depot took to earn the ENERGY STAR
certification included retrofitting most of the
lighting on the global headquarters campus,
which consisted of
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Replacing all T5 lamps with 27-Watt, 4100
Kelvin lamps Changing all parking garage
lights from 150-Watt metal-halide to 42-Watt
florescent lamps and Reducing the amount of
lamps that are on during the daylight hours by 70
percent. Over the past five years, Office Depot
has consistently built and operated
environmentally sustainable stores and
facilities. The global headquarters was
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) Gold Certified in 2010, and Office Depot
opened its first LEED Gold Certified store in
Austin, Texas during the summer of 2008. In early
2010, Office Depot announced plans to only open
LEED for Commercial Interior certified stores
going forward and has opened 15 locations since.
Additionally in 2010, Office Depot announced that
it will pursue LEED certification at its new
warehouse facility in Newville, PA. For more
information on Office Depots environmental
strategy, please visit www.officedepot.com/environ
ment.
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About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR was introduced by EPA in 1992 as a
voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions through energy
efficiency. Today, the ENERGY STAR label can be
found on more than 60 different kinds of products
as well as new homes and commercial and
industrial buildings that meet strict
energy-efficiency specifications set by the EPA.
Last year alone, Americans, with the help of
ENERGY STAR, saved 18 billion on their energy
bills while reducing the greenhouse gas emissions
equivalent to those of 34 million vehicles. For
more information about ENERGY STAR Certification
for Commercial Buildings visit www.energystar.gov/
labeledbuildings.
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About Office Depot
Celebrating 25 years as a leading global provider
of office supplies and services, Office Depot is
Taking Care of Business for millions of customers
around the globe. For the local corner store as
well as Fortune 500 companies, Office Depot
provides supplies and services to its customers
through 1,627 worldwide retail stores, a
dedicated sales force, top-rated catalogs and
global e-commerce operations. Office Depot has
annual sales of approximately 11.6 billion, and
employs about 40,000 associates around the world.
The Company provides more office supplies and
services to more customers in more countries than
any other company, and currently sells to
customers directly or through affiliates in 56
countries.
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Office Depots common stock is listed on the New
York Stock Exchange under the symbol ODP.
Additional press information can be found at
http//mediarelations.officedepot.com and
http//socialpress.officedepot.com/