headqUaRTeRS: West Hartford
yeaR fOUnded: 1984
(first U.S. location)
empLOyeeS: 30,000 worldwide
WeBSiTe: www.legrand.us.
infO: in addition to improving its
energy performance, Legrand
has set long-term goals to
significantly reduce its water
consumption and to totally
eliminate its waste to landfills.
Marathon
Energy
John A. Lahtinen
L
egrand has spent hundreds of
thousands of dollars and entire
days trying to reduce its envi-
ronmental impact, but last October,
the building systems manufacturer
decided a marathon was in order.
As part of its participation with
the U.S. Department of Energy's
Better Buildings Challenge, Legrand
devised and unveiled an Energy
Marathon, a 26.2-day competition
to reduce energy consumption
across Legrand North America sites.
"It's the kind of creative solution
we love to see from our partners,
and a great demonstration of how
people power, or changing behavior,
can have just as big of an impact as
equipment upgrades on lowering
eCompany: LEGRAnD nORTH AmERiCA
PHOTO | PABLO ROBLES
22 COnnECTiCUT GREEn GUiDE • SprinG 2015 www.CTGreenGuide.com
Legrand has 30,000 employees worldwide
and generates $5.8 billion in revenue.
