Milestone AV Technologies’ newly renovated global headquarters and design center has been awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Commercial Interiors (LEED-CI) Silver certification. Milestone, home to the Chief, Sanus, Da-Lite and Projecta brands, expanded into the new location in Eden Prairie, Minnesota earlier this year.
The U.S. Green Building Council developed the LEED rating system to reward designs that reduce environmental impact throughout a range of categories including water efficiency, indoor environmental quality and transportation. Silver certified buildings have reached a designated number of goals toward reducing environmental impacts in these categories.
"LEED Certification is a public commitment to being an environmental steward," said Spes Mekus, principal at Mekus Tanager, the architecture firm behind the project. "It says to employees and the community at large that you are committed to conserving the use of natural resources."
"When deciding to move into a new headquarters in Eden Prairie, it was important for us to reduce the impact on the local environment while creating a more comfortable and productive space for Milestone employees," said Scott Gill, CEO. "We were especially pleased to meet both of these goals by renovating an existing building."