Cub Store Awarded LEED Gold Certification

STILLWATER, Minn. — Cub Foods here, a division of Supervalu, has become the first grocer in Minnesota to be awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold NC2.2 Certification for one of its stores, located in St. Paul.

LEED Gold Certification, issued by the U.S. Green Building Council, is based on a number of green design and construction features that positively impact a building and the broader community. The Cub store is one of three supermarkets in the nation to successfully achieve LEED Gold Certification, said Cub.

“Cub Foods has a vested interest in supporting the communities where we do business, and contributing to the redevelopment of St. Paul’s East Side was a natural fit for us,” said Brian Huff, president of Cub Foods, in a statement.

Among its green features, the store uses 44 skylights that illuminate 75% of regularly occupied spaces using a solar-powered GPS system that tracks and redirects sunlight as needed. The store has the first commercial parking lot in Minnesota to be illuminated using just LED lights that only need to be replaced every 40 years and provide 50% energy savings.

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