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LEED ® FactsFrito-Lay, IncBeloit, Wisconsin

LEED ® for Existing BuildingFebruary 2010

GOLD 52/75Sustainable Sites 8/14Water Effi ciency 4/5Energy & Atmosphere 9/14Materials & Resources 16/16Indoor Environmental Quality 11/22Innovation & Design Process 4/4

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Frito-Lay, Inc.Beloit, Wisconsin

SITE BACKGROUNDThe Beloit, Wisconsin facility opened in 1973 and has expandedover the years to 550,000 sq ft today, with 685 full time employees. The Site manufactures Lay’s, Ruffles, Wavy Lay’s,Doritos, Tostitos, Fritos, and Cheetos for a 7 state service area.

STRATEGIES AND RESULTSBecoming LEED certified was the next logical step in the BeloitSite’s on-going journey in energy reduction and waste minimization.

Since 1999, the Site has reduced its water usage by 50%, its naturalgas usage by 40%, and its electrical usage by 20%. This has been accomplished primarily through employee engagement and capital projects. Projects include a heat recovery system to pre-heat fryer oil, recovering heat from the potato chip fryer to heat the building during winter months, and an absorption chiller to turn waste heat into cool air for summer months. Through these efforts the site has received the Award of Excellence in Resource Conservation in 2008 and 2011 (Frito-Lay North America award), the EPA Clean Air Award In 2012, and the Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Award in Sustainability in 2010.

In 2007 the site started its zero landfill journey and has reduced its landfill waste by 75% between 2007 and 2012. The site has engaged owners in the recycling program and reuses over 99% of all multi-trip cardboard that is used in shipping the finished product. The site also conducts monthly waste meetings to focus on product waste and since 2010 it has reduced its finished waste by over 40%.

The LEED certification process was completed in 2010. The certificationprocess resulted in many people improvements including comfortsurveys with action plans, reduced decibel cleaning equipment, bike rackadditions, and car pool parking spots. The on-going process for Beloitis LEED for Life which is a comprehensive quarterly reporting processthat ensures previous initiatives continue and the site continually improves in all areas sustainability.

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