May 22, 2008 - Kraft has netted a LEED Gold green-building certification for its 800,000-square-foot distribution center near Chicago - the largest such facility to earn the rating so far.

The certification is another feather in the cap for ProLogis, the warehouse operator that built the facility last year (Kraft currently leases the property). In January, the company vowed to earn LEED certification for all its new constructions in the U.S.

ProLogis currently has nine more warehouses up for LEED review and 8.3 million square feet in the U.S. under design or construction to meet LEED standards, according to managing director Jack Rizzo.

The company is also credited with developing a warehouse for U.K. retailer Sainsbury's that the lowest carbon footprint in Europe.