Philips LED Lights up Starbucks at The Fort

When Rustan Coffee Corporation (Starbucks Philippines) opened the Philippines’ first green and environment-friendly Starbucks store, the decision to light up with Light Emitting Diodes (LED) solutions from Philips was a clear choice.

This new Starbucks store uses LED lighting solutions throughout the building to provide customers with bright, yet soothing, ambient lighting conditions to enjoy their favorite brews. Externally, the building is also lit to catch passer-bys’ attention creating a welcoming location in The Fort.

“Starbucks is always looking for ways to improve the environmental performance of our stores. Designing, building and operating our stores in ways that reduce our impact on the planet is important for us. That is why we have incorporated everything from responsible building materials and furnishings to energy- and water-efficient measures into our store designs,” said Mr. Noey Lopez, Chief Operating Officer for Starbucks Philippines.

Philips, the world’s leading lighting solutions provider, shares the same vision and provides its customers, like Starbucks, with efficient and environment-friendly solutions, while simultaneously enhancing the overall aesthetics of the building structure.

This new and revolutionary Starbucks store is also working towards being LEED* Certified. Securing a LEED certification is the stamp of international approval that every structure with green designs aspires to achieve. Though complying with the LEED requirements isn’t easy, Starbucks believes that they have taken the first steps in doing so by partnering with a company who has made it its mission to be a “green” advocate.

“We are delighted to work with Starbucks for this project and salute their ongoing efforts towards sustainability. As a company that shares the same commitment in environmental responsibility, we work to start the change and make an impact one light bulb at a time,” said Philips’ country manager for Philippines Mr. Rico Gonzalez.

This shared commitment to energy efficiency and aesthetics is something that is embodied in the design of the new Starbucks at the Fort. Located at the 32nd Street, corner 7th Avenue in Bonifacio Global City, this Starbucks store offers customers a unique coffee experience enhanced with LED lighting so they can enjoy their favorite brews and know they are in an environmentally responsible location.