Up Close: ExxonMobil’s Houston campus
In 2015, ExxonMobil completed construction of a new state-of-the-art campus in Houston, Texas, which hosts around 10,000 employees in our Upstream, Downstream and Chemical companies and associated service groups. We believe the campus will foster improved health and wellness among employees and enhance our ability to attract, develop and retain the top talent in the industry. The campus design is based on extensive research into best practices in workplace health, wellness and collaboration. For example, the campus is designed with an open floor plan that optimizes the use of natural light and encourages collabo- rative opportunities for its co-located businesses and services. Specifically, the campus features highly networked, shared, multipurpose work spaces that create a collaborative work environment. In addition to increased collaboration, research indicates that the open floorplan concept can lead to improved productivity, engagement and innovation over the long term. environment, regulatory and socioeconomic professionals together like never before. It has enabled collaboration within our organization and across our business lines both on a large and small scale, facilitating learnings and sharing of best practices. Individuals who may have interacted once or twice every couple years previously now see each other on a daily basis and seek input from individuals from diverse backgrounds.” “The combination of our new central SSH&E organization and co-location at the new campus has brought our
ExxonMobil employees collaborating at the Houston campus.
By the end of 2015, more than 30 percent of the campus residents had enrolled in the campus wellness center. ExxonMobil cares about the well-being of our employees as well as their families. The on-campus Explorers Club is designed to provide ExxonMobil employees with quality child care services for children ages six weeks to pre-kindergarten. Additionally, campus residents enjoy a wide array of on-site healthy dining venues to support a sustainable diet. Dining selections include a variety of nutritional options and choices for special diets, all of which align with ExxonMobil’s Culture of Health program. Menu boards at the respective stations outline the most current Culture of Health menu options, which are periodically offered at employee events.
trees, of which 213 were preserved in place. Professional arborists moved the remaining trees to other locations within the campus and are providing observation and care to ensure their continued health. We also installed a system to collect rainwater from the property. More than 80 percent of the water used on site is reclaimed and reused for cooling and irrigation needs. Overall, the campus uses 90 percent less potable water than the national average for commercial buildings. To support a healthy lifestyle among employees, the Houston campus includes a 100,000 square-foot wellness center complete with a three-story glass atrium, cardio and strength training facilities, a basketball court and personal training services.
Christine Byrne Environment manager
The campus also features an extensive network of paths and walkways linking it with natural and cultivated landscapes. Surveys at the campus identified 343 ecologically valuable
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