Food Lion Receives LEED Silver Certification at Virginia Store

May 24, 2012

Salisbury, N.C.-based Food Lion has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver certification at its Williamsburg, Va., store and is celebrating with customers and employees today.

The store features a number of environmentally friendly construction and energy-efficient services, including an on-site recycling center, an educational kiosk and preferred parking for carpool vehicles.

The store was LEED Silver certified on March 29. The company opened its first LEED certified grocery store in Columbia, S.C., and the Columbia store has since also received the silver level certification. Food Lion also has two other LEED Stores in Fayetteville, N.C., and Hope Mills, N.C.

The store in Williamsburg, features the following environmentally-friendly features:

LED lighting in the frozen food cases;
Low-flow and sensor-activated water fixtures in restrooms;
Rainwater harvesting system that captures rainwater from the roof and reuses it for irrigation;
Environmental education kiosks with signage;
A significant amount of building materials that contain a high amount of recycled content;
CO2 Sensors located throughout the store;
Energy-efficient roof;
In-store customer and associate recycling programs; and
Bike racks and preferred parking for carpool vehicles.

For more than a decade, Food Lion, part of Delhaize America, has been dedicated to numerous sustainability initiatives, such as energy conservation and reducing carbon dioxide emissions throughout its 10-state footprint, reducing its energy consumption by more than 28 percent since 2000 or 2.78 trillion BTUs. Food Lion is also involved in a number of environmentally-friendly initiatives, including recycling significant amounts of paper and plastic every year and encouraging customers to use reusable bags.

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