Hannaford Grocery Store
Augusta, ME

LEED Platinum

Project Summary
Occupancy: Grocery Store
Building Area: 50,000 ft²
Status: Completed July 2009
Cost: —
Owner: Hannaford Bros. Co.
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Hannaford, based in Scarborough, Maine and owned by The Delhaize Group of Brussels, Belgium, achieved LEED Platinum certification for its’ new Augusta grocery store. The 50,000 square foot new store will be a laboratory for the company to test new innovations that lower energy usage, waste and water consumption. The project includes green design features including daylighting, solar photovoltaic panels, geothermal heating and cooling, high efficiency refrigeration, energy efficient lighting and an advanced recycling program.

Fore Solutions, the Green Building and LEED Project Manager for the Hannaford, Augusta Store, helped Hannaford develop their first LEED store. Fore Solutions advised on green building standards and helped create the project team while also acting as the liaison to US Green Building Council throughout the LEED process as part of the USGBC LEED for Retail pilot program. Fore Solutions coordinated a very large, dispersed team of consultants, some based in Maine and others from both near and far-away places such as Boston, Baltimore, Denver, and Germany. Fore Solutions designed, organized and facilitated a 1-1/2 day integrated design charrette for Hannaford at the beginning of the schematic design.

Green Strategy

Site

• The site was previously developed. 96% of demolition debris and 99% of the contents of the building were either recycled or reused.
• The store has fuel-efficient vehicle parking spaces, carpool spaces for employees, and bicycle racks.

Water

• A 7,000 square foot green roof will reduce water runoff, help insulate the store and reclaim greenspace.
• Low-flow, dual-flush toilets, waterless urinals, and low-flow faucets along with water saving process equipment such as iceless cases in the seafood department will reduce water use by more than 38% as compared to a typical store.

Energy

• Expected to use 50% less energy than a typical grocery store.
• Reclaimed heat from the GreenChill refrigeration system will meet almost 100% of the store’s heating needs.
• Two geothermal wells 750 feet below ground will help regulate the store’s interior temperature.
• A 41 kilowatt solar array provides on-site power.
• At times of the day when daylighting is at its maximum, much of the electric lighting in the store will be turned off to save energy.

Materials/Resources

• Over 70% of the wood used in the store is FSC certified.
• There is an extensive recycling program for cardboard, plastics, paper, light bulbs and batteries used within the store as well as a recycling center for customers.
• Many surfaces in the interior of the store, such as the pharmacy’s counters, are made from recycled materials.

Indoor Environmental Quality

• Interior daylighting is maximized through windows, a clerestory, skylights and solartubes.
• Almost all of the freezers and coolers have doors, which will save energy and provide a comfortable in-store temperature for the shoppers.
• Educational displays inside the store will teach customers and employees about good environmental practices.

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