New Warehouse Goes Green

  • 22 acre site
  • 220,000 sq. ft., 5,000,000 cu. ft.
  • Flow-through warehouse design
  • 28 shipping doors, 15 receiving doors
  • LEED registered Green Building
  • 20,000 lb. central ammonia refrigeration system
  • 3,000 ft. of roof top refrigerated piping
  • 28 refrigeration penthouses
  • 43 high speed interior doors
  • 15,000 gallon refueling station
  • 9 state-of-the-art ripening rooms
  • 110,000 construction man hours with no “lost time” accidents
  • Storage capacity for over 7,500 pallets of product
  • Constructed in 36 weeks

LEED
Lancaster Foods is a registered “Green Building” and is expected to receive a Silver (LEED) designation for new construction from the USGBC.

What is (LEED)?

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System is the nationally recognized voluntary standard and rating system for Green Buildings from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

What is USGBC?

U.S. Green Building Council is the nation’s leading coalition of corporations, builders, universities, government agencies, and non-profit organizations committed to promoting buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to work.

What are some of the things that Lancaster Foods did to become a Green Building?

  • Installed Enhanced Refrigeration System that does not release CFCs
  • Recycled 95% construction waste
  • Facility design has 30% reduction in water use
 

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