Bellevue-based MulvannyG2 Architecture has designed the first LEED-certified Kroger store in the United States. The work involved a Fred Meyer store in Portland, Ore.

“Companies are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of sustainable design,” said Randy Sauer, Principal at MulvannyG2.

Kroger’s in-house economic analysis determined that for every dollar spent on the remodel, nine dollars in energy consumption would be saved down the road.

The remodel opened in late summer 2009.

Companies striving for a LEED-certified building earn credits, or points, for each design, construction, and operational benchmark the building meets. A point tally then adds up to one of four levels of certification: certified, silver, gold, and platinum.