HID Global Celebrates LEED Platinum Certification for Its New World Headquarters and North American Operations Center in Austin, Texas
HID Global® announced at a ceremony and celebration event that its world headquarters and North American operations center in Austin has been LEED® Platinum certified and, according to the company, is the only industrial manufacturing facility in the state of Texas awarded this distinction. The USGBC LEED is a rating system for buildings, homes and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained and operated for improved environmental and human health performance.
HID Global’s facility achieved platinum certification under LEED for commercial interiors. According to the USGBC, only 6 percent of the total LEED certified projects have attained a LEED Platinum certification. The distinction is reserved for building projects that earn the highest levels of green building elements in the LEED certification program, which implements practical and measurable strategies and solutions aimed at achieving high performance in sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. HID Global parent ASSA ABLOY is also a Platinum-level member of the USGBC.