Green Building Design
Our Devens facility in Massachusetts.
Green buildings incorporate principles of sustainable design to reduce their environmental footprint and promote occupant health and productivity through energy and resource efficiency, practical applications of waste reduction and pollution prevention, indoor air quality and natural light.
Our Devens facility in Massachusetts is currently under construction and is scheduled for completion in 2009. This state-of-the-art biologics manufacturing facility represents our single largest capital investment and we see this as an opportunity to incorporate green practices in building design. We are pursuing Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification of our manufacturing and administrative/quality control buildings, which would be Bristol-Myers Squibb’s first ever LEED-certified buildings. Design considerations include exterior glass walls and communal office space to allow natural light to stream into the building’s center, energy and water efficient fixtures, as well as heating and cooling systems engineered to minimize energy consumption.
In April 2008, our Wallingford, Connecticut research facility became the first building in the U.S. to achieve a rating using the new Green Globes rating system, Green Globes for Continual Improvement of Existing Buildings. The building received two Green Globes for its management practices to reduce environmental impacts, healthy indoor environment, pollution controls and comprehensive energy management plan – which includes onsite renewable energy and high-efficiency features, such as lighting and boilers.
Bristol-Myers Squibb is integrating these principles in the construction of its new office building in Munich, Germany to reduce its environmental impacts and create a healthy workplace for employees. Together with Vivico, Bristol-Myers Squibb is utilizing both innovative, state-of-the-art technologies and a holistic approach in the design, construction and use of the building. Important considerations include locating the building so that it is easily accessible by public transportation, placing plants on the roof, and using environmentally preferable furniture and carpet, water and energy-efficient equipment, geothermal heating and cooling, and environmentally preferable construction materials that exclude PVC.