Office Depot Distribution Center Awarded LEED for Commercial Interiors Certification

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Office Depot (NYSE: ODP - News), a leading global provider of office supplies and services that helps customers save time, today announced that its 600,000 square-foot distribution center located in Newville, Pa., received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Commercial Interiors (CI) certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED CI is the recognized systemfor certifying high-performance green interiors that are healthy, productive places to work; are less costly to operate and maintain; and have a reduced environmental footprint.

Office Depot is committed to environmental stewardship and the conservation of natural resources, said Ed Costa, Vice President of Construction for Office Depot. We make sustainable choices wherever possible, so when we first leased the Newville facility, achieving LEED CI certification from the USGBC was one of our top priorities. We are immensely proud of all that we accomplished to attain our goal.

Features of Office Depot's LEED CI certified distribution center include:

Over the past five years, Office Depot has consistently built and operated environmentally sustainable stores and facilities. Office Depot opened its first LEED for New Construction (NC) Gold certified store in Austin, Texas, during the summer of 2008, and has since registered 32 LEED for Commercial Interior (CI) stores, of which 15 have been certified. The global headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla., was LEED for Existing Buildings (EB) Gold certified in 2010. In 2012, Office Depot plans to have a LEED CI certified Sales Center and will design and build stores based on the USGBCs LEED CI Retail program.

For more information on Office Depots environmental strategy, please visit http://www.officedepot.com/environment.

About the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

The U.S. Green Building Council is committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. With a community comprising 79 local affiliates, nearly 16,000 member organizations, and more than 167,000 LEED Professional Credential holders, USGBC is the driving force of an industry that is projected to contribute $554 billion to the U.S. GDP from 2009-2013. USGBC leads an unlikely diverse constituency of builders and environmentalists, corporations and nonprofit organizations, elected officials and concerned citizens, and teachers and students. For more information, visit http://www.usgbc.org.

About Office Depot

Office Depot, dedicated to helping customers save time and money, provides office supplies and services through 1,677 worldwide retail stores, a dedicated sales force, top-rated catalogs and global e-commerce operations. Office Depot has annual sales of approximately $11.5 billion, and employs about 39,000 associates in 60 countries around the world.

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