Corning Achieving Green with LEED Buildings
Corning Achieving Green with LEED Buildings
Since 2005, Corning has been a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, which certifies LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) buildings, or “green buildings.”
As of early 2017, 9 of Corning’s facilities around the world have achieved LEED status:
| Building | Location | LEED Status |
| Corning Display Technologies plant | Taichung, Taiwan | Gold |
| Discovery Building | Corning, New York | Silver |
| Development Building | Corning, New York | Silver - pending |
| W.C. Decker Engineering Building | Corning, New York | Certified |
| Integrated Die Manufacturing | Painted Post, New York | Certified |
| Process Research Center South | Erwin, New York | Certified |
| Corning Life Science plant | Reynosa, Mexico | Design Principles |
| Optical Fiber plant | Pune, India | Design Principles |
| Corning Life Sciences plant | Amsterdam, Germany | Design Principles |
About LEED Statuses
From USGBC’s website: Projects pursuing LEED certification earn points across several areas that address sustainability issues. Based on the number of points achieved, a project then receives one of four LEED rating levels: Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum.
