FORT WORTH, TX (August 17, 2009) – Today, Comerica Bank dedicated its first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified facility – Fossil Creek Banking Center – located in Fort Worth at 4351 Western Center Blvd. LEED is the U.S. Green Building Council’s official rating system for designing and constructing the world’s greenest, most energy-efficient and high-performing buildings.
“Earning LEED certification for our Fossil Creek Banking Center is a testament to our core commitment to sustainability as a business practice,” said Connie Beck, Executive Vice President of the Retail Bank, Comerica Incorporated. “This facility is our first LEED certified building and will serve as the prototype for newly-constructed sustainable banking centers across our geographic footprint. In the next few months, we will open LEED certified banking centers in Dallas, Austin and Phoenix, Arizona.”
“Integrating green practices into the ways we do business will not only serve the best interests of our communities and our planet, but also will improve our company's business performance and enable us to create long-term value for all of our stakeholders,” said Rick Plewa, Chief Sustainability Officer, Comerica Bank.
The LEED certification of Comerica’s Fossil Creek Banking Center, designed by CB Richard Ellis, was based on a number of green design and construction features, including:
• Environmentally friendly concrete instead of asphalt to reduce heat absorption
• An on-site recycling center for use by customers and employees
• High efficiency plumbing fixtures and a special drip irrigation system designed to decrease landscape watering needs by 50 percent
• Use of special paints, sealants,and carpeting to promote an environmentally friendly and healthy workplace
• Special roof material and design, continuous building insulation and high-performance glass to decrease electricity use and greenhouse gas emissions
“Comerica’s Fossil CreekBanking Center LEED certification demonstrates tremendous green building leadership,” said Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO & Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council. “The urgency of USGBC’s mission has challenged the industry to move faster and reach further than ever before, and Comerica Bank’s Fossil Creek facility serves as a prime example of just how much we can accomplish.”
“The City of Fort Worth is proud to be home to Comerica Bank’s first LEED certified facility,” said Danny Scarth, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Fort Worth. “Comerica’s Fossil Creek Banking Center efficiently uses our natural resources and makes an immediate, positive impact on our city and our region, which will benefit future generations.”
Just last year, Comerica was listed on eight separate indexes of socially responsible companies maintained by KLD Research & Analytics. In addition, the Carbon Disclosure Project ranked Comerica’s response to the 2008 Carbon Disclosure Project survey No. 2 among financial service companies in the S&P 500, thereby entitling Comerica to a spot on the Carbon Disclosure Project’s coveted Climate Disclosure Leadership Index.
About the U.S. Green Building Council
The U.S. Green Building Council is a nonprofit membership organization whose vision is a sustainable built environment within a generation. Its membership includes corporations, builders, universities, government agencies, and other nonprofit organizations. Since UGSBC’s founding in 1993, the Council has grown to more than 17,000 member companies and organizations, a comprehensive family of LEED® green building rating systems, an expansive educational offering, the industry’s popular Greenbuild International Conference and Expo (www.greenbuildexpo.org), and a network of 78 local chapters, affiliates, and organizing groups. For more information, visit www.usgbc.org.
About Comerica
Comerica Incorporated is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned by three business segments: The Business Bank, The Retail Bank, and Wealth & Institutional Management.Comerica focuses on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. In addition to Texas, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Arizona, California, Florida and Michigan, with select businesses operating in several other states, as well as in Canada and Mexico. Comerica reported total assets of $63.6 billion as of June 30, 2009. To receive e-mail alerts of breaking Comerica news, go to http://www.comerica.com/newsalerts.
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