Banfield® presented with Leading Environmental Practice award

On November 30, Washington’s statewide business association, the Association of Washington Business (AWB) selected Banfield Pet Hospital as the winner of its Leading Environmental Practice Award.

This award recognized Banfield’s new environmentally-friendly headquarters, located in Vancouver, Washington. The three-building campus was designed to reflect Banfield’s values – including an open office environment, environmentally sustainable features, dog-friendly amenities and a design that echoes our roots in the Pacific Northwest.

“At Banfield Pet Hospital, we are passionate about improving the wellness of our communities, and that extends to the environment we share with the pets and people we serve. I am so proud of our new campus, which brings to life many of the core values that guide our culture as a Mars company. In keeping with our principle of responsibility, we designed our new headquarters to be not only beautiful but sustainable as well,” said Vincent Bradley, President and CEO of Banfield Pet Hospital.

Banfield’s headquarters was designed to obtain the highest U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification possible. Some of the sustainable features integrated into Banfield’s campus include:

Geothermal heat exchange system which provides heating/cooling to the building via buried ground loop
20,000 gallon rainwater reclaim tank
Roof mounted solar hot water array
Low-demand LED lighting fixture layout
Daylight dimming lighting fixtures at perimeter
Data center heat recovery to central plant
Variable speed pumping
60% reduction in irrigation water usage
Utilization of low-VOC emitting building materials
Daylight and exterior views for majority of occupants
Bicycle racks and showering facilities provided for building occupants
Twelve charging stations for electric hybrid cars
Regionally sourced building materials including wood, steel and concrete