{"id":1004129839,"date":"2015-10-21T10:01:18","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T18:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004129839"},"modified":"2021-05-14T20:01:47","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T04:01:47","slug":"saint-gobain-celebrates-opening-of-north-american-hq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/saint-gobain-celebrates-opening-of-north-american-hq\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint-Gobain Celebrates Opening of North American HQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Adriana Pop, Associate Editor <\/em><\/p>\n<p>As a milestone of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futuresensations.com\/the-exhibition\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">350<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saint-gobain.com\/en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saint-Gobain<\/a>, one of the world\u2019s largest building materials companies, announced the official opening of its new North American corporate headquarters: a 320,000-square-foot, 65-acre campus located at 20 Moores Road in Malvern, Pa.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004129840\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/Saint-Gobain-North-American-HQ-in-Malvern-Pa..png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004129840\" data-attachment-id=\"1004129840\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/saint-gobain-celebrates-opening-of-north-american-hq\/saint-gobain-north-american-hq-in-malvern-pa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/Saint-Gobain-North-American-HQ-in-Malvern-Pa..png\" data-orig-size=\"873,421\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Saint-Gobain North American HQ in Malvern, Pa.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Saint-Gobain North American HQ in Malvern, Pa.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/Saint-Gobain-North-American-HQ-in-Malvern-Pa..png?w=873\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1004129840 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/Saint-Gobain-North-American-HQ-in-Malvern-Pa..png\" alt=\"Saint-Gobain North American HQ in Malvern, Pa.\" width=\"300\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/Saint-Gobain-North-American-HQ-in-Malvern-Pa..png 873w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/Saint-Gobain-North-American-HQ-in-Malvern-Pa..png?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/Saint-Gobain-North-American-HQ-in-Malvern-Pa..png?resize=768,370 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004129840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saint-Gobain North American HQ in Malvern, Pa.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The nearly $80 million project is the result of an 18-month redevelopment of a long-dormant 1960s two-building complex into a dynamic showcase for Saint-Gobain and its North American construction materials subsidiary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.certainteed.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CertainTeed Corporation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Designed to take full advantage of Saint-Gobain and its family of companies\u2019 extensive portfolio of products, the new facility opened on October 15, on the exact day Saint-Gobain was founded 350 years ago by King Louis XIV of France to manufacture glass for the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>The project is expected to be the only commercial building in Pennsylvania to have an interior and exterior that is LEED Platinum certified.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ekahndevelopment.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">E. Kahn Development Corp.<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/jloew.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">J. Loew &amp; Associates Inc.<\/a>, in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aegonrealty.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AEGON USA Realty Advisors LLC<\/a>, led the headquarters\u2019 redesign. Key project members also include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernardon.com\/projects\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bernardon<\/a> as the designer for the exterior and lobby; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacobs.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacobs<\/a> as the designer for the interior; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.d-fickler.com\/index.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">D. Fickler Construction LLC<\/a> as the contractor; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binswanger.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Binswanger<\/a> as the real estate broker and project manager.<\/p>\n<p>The new headquarters features significant open-concept office space; 116 collaborative spaces; a cafeteria; a fitness facility; a pond; a fountain installation; and 1.3 miles of walking trails.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Saint-Gobain and CertainTeed\u2019s Headquarters is designed to demonstrate the power our products have to improve the quality of people\u2019s lives. It is a shining example of how innovative companies can design, construct and renovate sustainable, healthy, comfortable and environmentally friendly buildings around the world,&#8221; stated John Crowe, president &amp; CEO of Saint-Gobain and CertainTeed Corporations.<\/p>\n<p>The conglomerate expects to fully complete the relocation of the 800 employees who work from their current location off Swedesford Road in Wayne to the new headquarters by the end of November.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo credits: Saint-Gobain<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saint-Gobain\u2019s new North American corporate headquarters in Malvern, Pa. is both a working laboratory and a showroom for the company\u2019s products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":260,"featured_media":1004129840,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21742,21747,1494],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004129839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-office","category-philadelphia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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