Moderate alterations to corporate design standards enabled the Hillsboro, Oregon Starbucks store to earn a LEED for Commercial Interiors Gold certification.  While most of the company's stores use energy-efficient lighting and cabinets with 90 percent post-industrial recycled content, the Hillsboro store contains additional recycled materials and increased energy-efficiency measures. Because Starbucks recognizes the competitive advantage of high-performance operations, the store also served as part of the collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to create a LEED rating process targeting retail properties. Key features of this project include:

- Recycled-content building materials
- Water-efficient fixtures
- Energy-efficient lighting
- Extensive daylighting
- Consumer education
- Construction waste recycling