PALADIN: Ecofibre U.S. Headquarters

ECOFIBRE U.S. HEADQUARTERS Georgetown, Kentucky

Whole Building Commissioning Sustainability Administration

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WHOLE BUILDING COMMISSIONING | SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTING

ECOFIBRE U.S. HEADQUARTERS G e orge t own, K Y As demand for consumer goods grows, so does the need for a sustainable solution to the planet’s dwindling raw resources. Ecofibre is an innovator in industrial hemp, and its U.S. headquarters is as sustainable as its high-performance products.

THE PROJECT Paladin’s services included Whole Building Commissioning and LEED Administration for Ecofibre’s 50,000 sq. ft. facility containing a combination of office, manufacturing, and warehousing spaces.

The team’s objectives included 1) ensuring LEED Platinum certification to demonstrate Ecofibre’s fundamental commitment to producing sustainable products; 2) shaping the facility as a marketing tool; and 3) ensuring a fully operational facility.

The landmark product for the US headquarters is Hemp Black TM, a hemp derivative with antimicrobial and antiviral properties that can be added to anything; currently in use in textiles, furniture, and flooring.

opposite: Wallpaper is printed with Hemp BlackTM ink of the plant’s microscopic cell structure top: A timeline, product displays, daylighting, and clean room views on tour center: Rainwater collection, hemp garden, photovoltaics greet visitors bottom: Hemp BlackTM pyrolysis equipment

top left: Daylighting evident even at night at the international headquarters top right: The facility as a marketing tool center: Ecofibre product display and clean room viewing windows bottom: Transparent clean room is food grade caliber

THE WORK The project’s sustainability target drove each

The commissioning scope included true Whole

aspect of system design and construction

Building

requiring collaboration and coordination to

Building Enclosure, MEP Systems, Renewable

meet quality, cost, and schedule milestones.

Systems, Rainwater Collection and one year of

The project program included a 30,000 sq.

Monitoring-Based Commissioning. Hands-on

ft.

area,

design through operations phase participation

clean rooms for product manufacturing, and

honed goals, verified strategies, and transitioned

office areas supporting leadership, sales, and

the building to operations. Particular emphasis

customer service functions. The building was

was placed on controls strategies to integrate

also designed to be a symbol of transparency

all elements of the building operations into one

and sustainability with key lawmakers, industry

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leaders, clients, and stakeholders able to tour the entire facility and see all elements of Ecofibre’s process from order taking to order shipping.

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THE IMPACT Ecofibre’s HQ is certified LEED Platinum under LEED WDCv4, the first for any warehouse and distribution facility in the United States.

The facility is a model of sustainability featuring an outdoor hemp garden, transparent manufacturing clean rooms, daylighting, rainwater collection systems, geothermal HVAC, and photovoltaic panels. Key statistics include:

top: Abundant daylighting center left: Building enclosure commissioning center right: Preservation of open space is a bumper crop bottom left: Shared lounge encourages community bottom right: Hemp BlackTM materials are incorporated into furnishings and finishes

As a marketing tool, Ecofibre’s tours provide transparency into this burgeoning industry and its product production to industry leaders and legislators as they advocate for developing and promoting hemp and its potential.

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Candice B. Rogers MBA, CCP, CxA, WELL AP, LEED AP BD+C

121 Old Lafayette Avenue Lexington, KY 40502 859.252.3047

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