Honda’s Green Buildings

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. has certified five new green buildings under the US Green Building Councils LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards this year as part of an effort to further reduce the environmental impact of Hondas operations and products in the US Hondas five LEED-certified facilities this year include: •LEED-EB Platinum – Northwest Regional Facility in Gresham, Oregon; •LEED-NC Gold – Honda R&D Americas Acura Design Studio in Torrance, Calif.; •LEED-NC Gold – American Hondas Midwestern Consolidation Center in Troy, Ohio; •LEED-NC Gold Honda Aircraft Company World Headquarters, Greensboro, NC; and, •LEED-NC Silver Data Center in Longmont, Colo. In addition to these new certifications, Honda has two other LEED Gold buildings: Honda R&D Americas central plant facility in Raymond, Ohio, certified in 2006, and American Hondas Northwest Regional Facility in Gresham Oregon, certified in 2002.