Starbucks Corporation, Hillsboro Retail Store

Key Project Information Project Title:Starbucks Corporation, Hillsboro Retail Store
Project Location:Hillsboro (West Portland), Oregon
Building Type: Retail, 1,686 sq. ft. (160 sq. m.)
Recognition Status: LEED for Commercial Interiors v2.0 Gold
DOE Climate Zone: Zone 3 (HDD 5,000, CDD 200)

Project Overview

Starbucks Corporation, Hillsboro Retail Store — Hillsboro (West Portland), Oregon

Moderate alterations to corporate design standards enabled the Hillsboro Starbucks store to earn a LEED Gold rating under the Commercial Interiors Rating System. While most of the company’s stores use energy-efficient lighting and cabinets with 90 percent post-industrial recycled content, the Hillsboro store contains additional recycled materials and increased energy-efficiency measures. Because Starbucks recognizes the competitive advantage of high-performance operations, the store also served as part of their collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to create a LEED rating process targeting retail properties. Key features include:

• Recycled-content building materials
• Water efficient fixtures
• Energy efficient lighting
• Extensive daylighting
• Consumer education
• Construction waste recycling

Results

“This is Starbucks’ time to influence this particular subject, not only because we have a large building program but because I think the world is ready for it.” —Tony Gale, FAIA, Corporate Architect Starbucks Coffee CompanyCollaboration with the USGBC has led Starbucks to register its prototype “new-built stand-alone coffeehouse” under the LEED for Retail Rating System. Involvement in generating industry-wide green building standards is commensurate with other actions Starbucks has taken to promote a variety of sustainable business practices.