Wachovia Bank To Open 300 "Green" Branches

'Wachovia plans to save up to $80,000 per branch in construction costs and also expects to reduce its operating costs 20 percent in the first year.' ""In 10 years, we won't call this green building practices, it will just be standard construction procedures," said Patrick Mumford, senior vice president and environmental affairs manager at Wachovia."
Reportedly the HQ building [pictured] is a LEED certified office tower, although we have not verified the details. At 19 Wachovia employee cafeterias, the bank is reported to be testing a refillable mug program and glassware service programs to reduce use of plastic and paper goods. The company's stewardship statement can be downloaded as a pdf file at this link.
Via:: San Francisco Business Times and East Bay Business Times and Jetson Green Blog
Image credit:: Jetson Green