VF Outdoor opens California HQ
VF Outdoor has opened new corporate headquarters in
Alameda, California. The area is home to some of the company’s leading brands:
The North Face, JanSport and lucy.
In addition to being built in accordance with LEED Gold
standards, the campus generates 100% of its anticipated electricity needs
through a combination of photovoltaic solar panels and wind turbines. An
indirect-direct evaporative cooling (IDEC) system circulates 100% without the
use of emission-causing coolants. The campus also features electric vehicle
charging stations.
VF Outdoor is now among the top-ten largest private
sector employers in Alameda, employing more than 470 workers at the new 14-acre
campus.
The company asked its staff to get involved in the design
process of the new facility. As a result of employee input, it incorporated a
1,000 square-foot fitness centre and outdoor training area, an on-campus bike
shop and equipment gear lockers, a café featuring healthy and organic food
options that hosts cooking classes and chef demonstrations, and a community
vegetable garden.
“I’m thrilled to welcome our VF Outdoor associates to our
new home in Alameda. Today culminates nearly four years of thoughtful design
and planning. Our new campus reflects our team’s unique culture and passion for
the outdoors,” said Steve Rendle, group president of VF Outdoor and Action
Sports Americas.
“VF Outdoor includes many of VF’s fastest-growing
businesses and the co-location of the JanSport, lucy and The North Face brands
at one central campus will lead to even greater product innovation,
collaboration and business growth.”
