Novus International Headquarters Explained

Novus Int. Headquarters

The global headquarters for Novus International is located in St. Louis, Missouri. The building was completed in 2009 in a design-and-build partnership with Clayco,[1] resulting in a 90,000 square foot complex with a Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification (a green building certification program).[2] Prior to the new construction, Novus had two facilities in St. Louis, located 12 miles apart; one was the administration building and the other was the research lab.[3]

Certification

In order to achieve Platinum LEED certification, a building must demonstrate eligibility on multiple criteria, including energy savings, water efficiency, emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.[4] Novus International partnered with the Lamar Johnson Collaborative on the project.[5] Features of the Novus International global headquarters facility which contribute to the achievement of Platinum LEED certification include:

Electricity

Recycling

Landscaping

Other

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Novus International Global Headquarters & Laboratories . 31 October 2022 . Clayco.
  2. News: Novus HQ wins Platinum LEED certification . April 28, 2009 . Don . Vondriska . St. Louis Business Journal . October 5, 2009 . May 2, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090502224520/http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/04/27/daily29.html . live .
  3. Web site: NOVUS International Headquarters Achieves Platinum - High-Performance Building, Leed, Institutional Projects - eco-structure Magazine . 2009-10-23 . 2009-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090929134513/http://www.eco-structure.com/high-performance-building/green-culture.aspx . dead .
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2009-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100905154923/http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1988 . 2010-09-05 . dead .
  5. Web site: Novus Headquarters . 2022-11-28 . Lamar Johnson Collaborative . en.
  6. Web site: greenercars.org.