Blue Sun Biodiesel relocates to LEED building

April 15, 2008

BY Timothy Charles Holmseth

Web exclusive posted May 13, 2008 at 2:18 p.m. CST

Golden, Colo.-based Blue Sun Biodiesel LLC has moved its company headquarters to a new building that is platinum certified by the Leadership and Energy and Environmentalism Design (LEED). LEED is a Green Building Rating System which promotes a "whole-building" approach to sustainability.

The building Blue Sun moved into is one of 26 LEED-certified buildings in the world, which reduce carbon dioxide emissions by an average 35 percent. Blue Sun's headquarters is the first LEED Platinum office in Colorado.

"Blue Sun Biodiesel is working to reduce their carbon output at all stages through careful management and process," said Mike Miller, president of Blue Sun Biodiesel.

The move testifies to Blue Sun's commitment to green business practices, said Jeff Probst, chief executive officer of Blue Sun. "With the decision to locate our headquarters in a sustainable building, we've shown our commitment," he said.

"It is important to be committed to the core principles of your business in every way," Miller said. "Blue Sun Biodiesel recognizes that everything we do, including the office in which we work, should say something about the quality of products we offer and our industry leading principles."

LEED is used by architects, real estate professionals, facility managers, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects, construction managers, lenders, and government officials. As well, federal, state and local governments across the U.S. are also adopting LEED for public-owned and publically funded buildings. It is currently used in 41 different countries.

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