Sustainable facility management on display every day at JohnsonDiversey global headquarters
JohnsonDiversey's Global Headquarters building in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, is a proving ground for our innovative products and programs, as well as a demonstration of our constant attention to water- and energy-management operations. We designed the facility
as a "living laboratory" where customers can witness firsthand
sustainable facility management in action.
Every aspect of the building and its operation showcases our belief in the value of sustainable facility management. It is a place where the sustainability is visible.
- We designed the building with careful attention to green-building principles, including high levels of energy efficiency, extensive use of natural lighting, and individual workspace controls for lighting, temperature and air circulation. The energy savings we realize from these building design elements exceed $90,000 per year.
- We initiated our Healthy High Performance Cleaning program in the Global Headquarters building, and continue to gather valuable feedback from our employees and our contract cleaning staff about our cleaning strategies, practices and guidelines that protect human health and safety as well as the natural environment. This investment in environmentally preferred cleaning practices is an important element of our commitment to provide our employees with a safe, healthy work environment, and is proof of our commitment to helping our customers do likewise.
- Our on-site food service facility is a daily showcase for our kitchen hygiene and SafeKey® food safety assurance platforms. The facility serves 93,250 meals each year, including daily breakfast and lunch service with hot food stations, deli service and a salad bar, as well as formal, seated dinners for corporate events.
- We have designated 10 percent of our vehicle parking capacity for employees who carpool or drive hybrid or alternative-fuel vehicles.
- We collect storm water to irrigate the grounds near our building, reducing our use of potable water by more than 2 million gallons a year. We designed our building and grounds to enable the restoration of natural prairie grasses, wildflowers and landscapes. Our grounds include 15 acres of ponds and wetlands that provide a habitat for waterfowl and marine life. Additionally, we use pest management, fertilizer and snow removal chemicals and programs that have minimal environmental effects.
- In 2008, we inaugurated a major savings in printer and copy paper use by converting every printer and copier in the building to two-sided printing.
- Also in 2008, we eliminated the use of disposable cups in our cafeteria, at our coffee stations and as part of our coffee service at meetings.
In a 2006 assessment of our facility management, a leading industry publication praised our operations.
"If all buildings were like this, we would be in much better shape as a society," said Tim Springer, a judge for the annual "Facility Executive of the Year" program conducted by Today's Facility Manager magazine.
In early 2009, JohnsonDiversey’s Global Headquarters in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, implemented a daylight cleaning program as part of our use of the building as a showcase for best practices in sustainable facility management.