Rockwell Collins "green" building initiatives honored

Rockwell Collins' commitment to reducing its environmental impact has recently been recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The USGBC has recognized a newly constructed building in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with its "Leadership in Energy and Environment Design" (LEED^®) Gold Certification. Highlights of Building 130, which houses engineering operations for a portion of Rockwell Collins' Government Systems business, include:

• First building in Iowa to reach Gold under version 2.2 of LEED
• Constructed with 68 percent recycled content
• Ninety-nine percent of the construction waste was recycled
• 40 percent water use reduction, heat harvesting using heated lab air for exterior window conditioning, outdoor air delivery monitoring and carbon dioxide indoor air quality sensors
• At least 35 percent of green space was left for placement of 100 native trees and shrubs
• Only 25 buildings in the U.S. have achieved Gold under 2.2., and only three in Iowa have earned it under the older version 2.1.

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The company's Coralville, Iowa facility received top honor at EPA Region 7's 2008 Performance Track Member Conference in Wichita, Kansas. The facility was recognized for the "Most Significant Environmental Impact for All Projects over a Three-Year Period" (2005-2007) for:

• Reducing its use of hazardous materials in manufacturing by 1.6 million pounds
• Reducing its carbon footprint for non-transportation energy use by 4,859 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents
• Reducing its water use by 2.6 million gallons
• Increasing its purchasing of recycled content paper from zero to 7,900 pounds in three years.

In addition to top recognition for its activities in Coralville, Rockwell Collins' operations in Coralville, Decorah and Manchester, Iowa, were honored in three of 12 other Performance Track award categories announced at the conference.

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