All 1,300 of Aviva USA’s Des Moines-based employees and contractors are now occupying the company’s new U.S. operations headquarters at 7700 Mills Civic Parkway in West Des Moines. Capping a summer of highly orchestrated moves, Aviva relocated its staff from three leased locations in downtown Des Moines to the new campus.
Aviva USA broke ground on its new headquarters in April 2008. With a project budget of approximately $150 million, the eight-story building sets on 88 acres of commercial property at the intersection of Jordan Creek Parkway and Mills Civic Parkway.
“Our new home is a world-class facility, allowing us to improve our collaboration which in turn provides us an exceptional experience to serve our customers,” said Chris Littlefield, Aviva USA’s president and chief executive officer. “The campus is highly energy efficient, and designed and constructed according to stringent environmental and sustainability principles.”
Aviva Plc, the parent company of Aviva USA, was the first global insurance company to become carbon neutral. As a responsible corporate citizen, the company took this same progressive stance to protect the environment by reducing the facility’s carbon footprint. Aviva USA is striving to attain gold-level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for this project and should have final determination by mid-November.
Source : Insurance News Net
