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November 20, 2008
Significant Energy Savings with LED Fixtures from Pegasus Associates Lighting
BEAVER FALLS, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Responding to customer requests and positive customer comments, Pegasus Associates Lighting continues to add highly sought after, energy-efficient LED products to its e-commerce web site. Today, the company introduced four new LED fixtures to its expanding LED light fixtures web site section. The new LED products include three LED recessed mini swivel lights and an award-winning LED 4-inch recessed downlight.
The newly introduced 4-inch LED recessed downlight joins a 6-inch LED downlight module that was introduced to the company’s web site two months ago. Dr. Thomas E. Farin, President and founder of Pegasus Associates Lighting said, “The 6-inch LED recessed downlight has proven to be quite popular with our customers over these past two months. The 6-inch, along with our new 4-inch LED recessed downlight, can significantly reduce the operating and maintenance costs over traditional incandescent and, even, compact fluorescent downlights. Those cost savings are quite attractive during these difficult economic times.” In fact, the new 4-inch LED recessed downlight uses 83% less energy than a traditional incandescent downlight and 58% less energy than a compact fluorescent downlight. Add to these operating cost savings, a rated 50,000-hour lifespan, and it is easy to see the fantastic savings the 4-inch LED recessed downlight offers.
All three new LED recessed mini swivel lights offer bright, white LEDs, are very energy-efficient, using from 1.25 to 3.75 watts of electricity, have a rated life of 60,000 hours, and swivel 30 degrees in any direction to help direct the light where it is needed. The specific products include an LED recessed mini swivel light with one LED, an LED recessed mini visor light with one LED, and an LED 3-watt recessed mini swivel light with three LEDs. Each of these products are perfect for use in lighting cabinets, display cases, retail environments, architectural built-ins, back bar displays, museums, art galleries, and entertainment centers.
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Significant Energy Savings with LED Fixtures from Pegasus Associates Lighting
BEAVER FALLS, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Responding to customer requests and positive customer comments, Pegasus Associates Lighting continues to add highly sought after, energy-efficient LED products to its e-commerce web site. Today, the company introduced four new LED fixtures to its expanding LED light fixtures web site section. The new LED products include three LED recessed mini swivel lights and an award-winning LED 4-inch recessed downlight.
The newly introduced 4-inch LED recessed downlight joins a 6-inch LED downlight module that was introduced to the company’s web site two months ago. Dr. Thomas E. Farin, President and founder of Pegasus Associates Lighting said, “The 6-inch LED recessed downlight has proven to be quite popular with our customers over these past two months. The 6-inch, along with our new 4-inch LED recessed downlight, can significantly reduce the operating and maintenance costs over traditional incandescent and, even, compact fluorescent downlights. Those cost savings are quite attractive during these difficult economic times.” In fact, the new 4-inch LED recessed downlight uses 83% less energy than a traditional incandescent downlight and 58% less energy than a compact fluorescent downlight. Add to these operating cost savings, a rated 50,000-hour lifespan, and it is easy to see the fantastic savings the 4-inch LED recessed downlight offers.
All three new LED recessed mini swivel lights offer bright, white LEDs, are very energy-efficient, using from 1.25 to 3.75 watts of electricity, have a rated life of 60,000 hours, and swivel 30 degrees in any direction to help direct the light where it is needed. The specific products include an LED recessed mini swivel light with one LED, an LED recessed mini visor light with one LED, and an LED 3-watt recessed mini swivel light with three LEDs. Each of these products are perfect for use in lighting cabinets, display cases, retail environments, architectural built-ins, back bar displays, museums, art galleries, and entertainment centers.
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November 20, 2008
Enhanced UGL Unicco GreenClean Program Addresses Sustainability
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UGL Uniccosm, a subsidiary of United Group Limited (UGL), today announced that it is extending its UGL Unicco GreenClean® initiative to encompass energy, water, operations & maintenance and several other categories where the company has special expertise that it shares with customers.
Launched in October of 2004, UGL Unicco GreenClean was the first comprehensive sustainability program in the industry by any service provider. It fundamentally changed the way UGL Unicco purchases equipment and supplies, manages worksites and measures results.
“Sustainability encompasses a lot more than it did just four years ago,” commented George Lohnes, Vice President, Marketing, UGL Unicco. “UGL Unicco GreenClean is evolving to meet today’s needs and will continue to move forward as the understanding of how we can affect change advances. We are absolutely committed to the most progressive environmental practices so our customers can have safe and healthy buildings. We are pleased with how far we have come to date and we are excited about the prospects for the future.”
An expanded sustainability mandate
UGL Unicco GreenClean now addresses sustainability on more levels through a broader portfolio of services. The company also has several U.S. Green Building Council LEED AP (Accredited Professional) experts who are available to guide property owners and managers through the certification process.
The expanded UGL Unicco GreenClean program takes a more comprehensive approach to many core functions. For instance, the effects of cleaning operations on energy usage are considered, and have resulted in new site level policies and procedures to reduce energy usage on a case-by-case basis. Additionally, to meet the needs of customers in the U.S. and Canada, the list of approved cleaning supplies now includes not only Green Seal-certified products but also products approved by Environmental Choice.
The UGL Unicco GreenClean program now also supports a wider range of services that are relevant to LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance guidelines in order to help customers achieve certification and to retain the status going forward. It also helps others that have not gone through the formal process but want to follow a best practices approach to sustainability.
Specifically, UGL Unicco GreenClean addresses several LEED Registered Building Checklist categories including:
Sustainable Sites: In addition to core indoor and outdoor facilities services, UGL Unicco helps customers improve sustainable transportation options, as well as reduce light pollution.
Water Efficiency: The company brings its expertise to bear on water metering, as well as efficient indoor and landscaping water uses.
Energy & Atmosphere: UGL Unicco introduces customers to energy & atmosphere best practices, and monitors and manages renewable energy, refrigerants and other operations that affect indoor air quality (IAQ).
Materials & Resources: The company continues its sustainable purchasing and waste management practices and extends these services to customers for use with their internal systems.
Indoor Environmental Quality: In addition to continuous progress in cleaning operations, UGL Unicco offers HVAC services including thermal monitoring, filter maintenance and other services that improve IAQ metrics.
Automated inspections/LEED compliance
UGL Unicco GreenClean will further incorporate considerable technological resources to help customers monitor, report and improve sustainability metrics. The company’s UNI-Q® handheld inspection system, which is already used throughout the company’s portfolio of accounts, is being enhanced to include capabilities to directly correlate inspection results with LEED credits. Based on the APPA CleanOpsStaff staffing guideline and inspection protocol for educational facilities, the new UNI-Q application becomes an integrated inspection tool for educational, commercial, government and for all other markets.
Using the system, operations supervisors and managers are able to conduct automated inspections using portable devices, analyze findings, compare results to the standard, share information with customers and aggregate results for comprehensive reporting. In addition to the day-to-day benefits, it significantly streamlines the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance process by making the required data easily available for recertification.
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Enhanced UGL Unicco GreenClean Program Addresses Sustainability
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UGL Uniccosm, a subsidiary of United Group Limited (UGL), today announced that it is extending its UGL Unicco GreenClean® initiative to encompass energy, water, operations & maintenance and several other categories where the company has special expertise that it shares with customers.
Launched in October of 2004, UGL Unicco GreenClean was the first comprehensive sustainability program in the industry by any service provider. It fundamentally changed the way UGL Unicco purchases equipment and supplies, manages worksites and measures results.
“Sustainability encompasses a lot more than it did just four years ago,” commented George Lohnes, Vice President, Marketing, UGL Unicco. “UGL Unicco GreenClean is evolving to meet today’s needs and will continue to move forward as the understanding of how we can affect change advances. We are absolutely committed to the most progressive environmental practices so our customers can have safe and healthy buildings. We are pleased with how far we have come to date and we are excited about the prospects for the future.”
An expanded sustainability mandate
UGL Unicco GreenClean now addresses sustainability on more levels through a broader portfolio of services. The company also has several U.S. Green Building Council LEED AP (Accredited Professional) experts who are available to guide property owners and managers through the certification process.
The expanded UGL Unicco GreenClean program takes a more comprehensive approach to many core functions. For instance, the effects of cleaning operations on energy usage are considered, and have resulted in new site level policies and procedures to reduce energy usage on a case-by-case basis. Additionally, to meet the needs of customers in the U.S. and Canada, the list of approved cleaning supplies now includes not only Green Seal-certified products but also products approved by Environmental Choice.
The UGL Unicco GreenClean program now also supports a wider range of services that are relevant to LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance guidelines in order to help customers achieve certification and to retain the status going forward. It also helps others that have not gone through the formal process but want to follow a best practices approach to sustainability.
Specifically, UGL Unicco GreenClean addresses several LEED Registered Building Checklist categories including:
Sustainable Sites: In addition to core indoor and outdoor facilities services, UGL Unicco helps customers improve sustainable transportation options, as well as reduce light pollution.
Water Efficiency: The company brings its expertise to bear on water metering, as well as efficient indoor and landscaping water uses.
Energy & Atmosphere: UGL Unicco introduces customers to energy & atmosphere best practices, and monitors and manages renewable energy, refrigerants and other operations that affect indoor air quality (IAQ).
Materials & Resources: The company continues its sustainable purchasing and waste management practices and extends these services to customers for use with their internal systems.
Indoor Environmental Quality: In addition to continuous progress in cleaning operations, UGL Unicco offers HVAC services including thermal monitoring, filter maintenance and other services that improve IAQ metrics.
Automated inspections/LEED compliance
UGL Unicco GreenClean will further incorporate considerable technological resources to help customers monitor, report and improve sustainability metrics. The company’s UNI-Q® handheld inspection system, which is already used throughout the company’s portfolio of accounts, is being enhanced to include capabilities to directly correlate inspection results with LEED credits. Based on the APPA CleanOpsStaff staffing guideline and inspection protocol for educational facilities, the new UNI-Q application becomes an integrated inspection tool for educational, commercial, government and for all other markets.
Using the system, operations supervisors and managers are able to conduct automated inspections using portable devices, analyze findings, compare results to the standard, share information with customers and aggregate results for comprehensive reporting. In addition to the day-to-day benefits, it significantly streamlines the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance process by making the required data easily available for recertification.
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November 19, 2008
Alcoa Features Aluminum Solutions for Building and Construction Industry at Greenbuild 2008
Greenbuild International Conference and Expo
Booth #126
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it is featuring numerous examples of how green buildings start with Alcoa aluminum at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, which starts today in Boston. The Alcoa booth (#126) provides an overview of the many aluminum products that help the building and construction industry make strides in reducing energy consumption and emissions in their projects.
The Alcoa exhibit will feature a selection of buildings that have received world energy and environmental standard ratings, such as the LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the top U.S. standard for green building. These buildings include Kawneer architectural aluminum products such as the 7500 Wall® curtain wall and 1600 PowerShade®, a patented Building Integrated Photovoltaic sunshade. Alcoa’s formula for sustainability, which includes information on the company’s sustainability framework, and its business, community, global, and green building solutions is featured. Also highlighted is how aluminum factors in the cradle-to-cradle concept of eliminating all waste, because of the metal’s ability to “close the loop.” In addition, visitors will see examples of buildings that exemplify the many qualities of aluminum that make it an excellent building material including lightweight, formability, corrosion resistance, and its aesthetic appeal, and they will also have the opportunity to view green credentials Alcoa has achieved as a leader in sustainability.
“Sustainability is a core ingredient of Alcoa’s business strategy to leverage the lightweighting and recyclability of aluminum to help customers develop new sustainable products. Aluminum’s use as a building material is a smart investment over a potentially infinite product life cycle,” said Dave Schlendorf, President – Alcoa Building and Construction Systems.
The Alcoa booth was constructed using a variety of ecofriendly materials including custom curved, recyclable aluminum sheet panels and framing, recyclable ECOstone rubber flooring, LED lighting elements, Energy Star Rated computer monitors, acrylic low VOC paints and clear coating, and water base adhesives.
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Alcoa Features Aluminum Solutions for Building and Construction Industry at Greenbuild 2008
Greenbuild International Conference and Expo
Booth #126
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it is featuring numerous examples of how green buildings start with Alcoa aluminum at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, which starts today in Boston. The Alcoa booth (#126) provides an overview of the many aluminum products that help the building and construction industry make strides in reducing energy consumption and emissions in their projects.
The Alcoa exhibit will feature a selection of buildings that have received world energy and environmental standard ratings, such as the LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the top U.S. standard for green building. These buildings include Kawneer architectural aluminum products such as the 7500 Wall® curtain wall and 1600 PowerShade®, a patented Building Integrated Photovoltaic sunshade. Alcoa’s formula for sustainability, which includes information on the company’s sustainability framework, and its business, community, global, and green building solutions is featured. Also highlighted is how aluminum factors in the cradle-to-cradle concept of eliminating all waste, because of the metal’s ability to “close the loop.” In addition, visitors will see examples of buildings that exemplify the many qualities of aluminum that make it an excellent building material including lightweight, formability, corrosion resistance, and its aesthetic appeal, and they will also have the opportunity to view green credentials Alcoa has achieved as a leader in sustainability.
“Sustainability is a core ingredient of Alcoa’s business strategy to leverage the lightweighting and recyclability of aluminum to help customers develop new sustainable products. Aluminum’s use as a building material is a smart investment over a potentially infinite product life cycle,” said Dave Schlendorf, President – Alcoa Building and Construction Systems.
The Alcoa booth was constructed using a variety of ecofriendly materials including custom curved, recyclable aluminum sheet panels and framing, recyclable ECOstone rubber flooring, LED lighting elements, Energy Star Rated computer monitors, acrylic low VOC paints and clear coating, and water base adhesives.
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November 19, 2008
Certified Green Dealer’s Website Surpasses Milestone “One-Million-Page-Views” After Just 11 Months in Operation
During a Historic Market Downturn, the Program Has Achieved Remarkable Success. More Than 4,000 Dealers Participate Today.
LAKEVILLE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Certified Green Dealer™ Program, which certifies that building material dealer sales personnel have received green training—today announced that the Program’s Website has surpassed one million (1,000,000) page views so far in 2008. Since the Program was officially launched at the February 2008 International Builders Show, the “one-million-page-views” milestone have been achieved in just over 10 months.
Even in a down housing market, the Certified Green Dealer™ Program has grown at a remarkable rate, including the recent commitment from Builders FirstSource to the Program. Today, more than 4,000 lumberyard/building-material-dealer personnel are enrolled in the Program. More than 1,000 have completed all the Program’s training.
Defying downward economic trends, The Certified Green Dealer Program has also experienced remarkable success with sponsors who want to associate with this fast-growing green Program. Today, Dupont™ Tyvek®, Owens Corning, Masisa, ThermaTru, and Bostik are sponsors.
Additionally, eight regional lumber dealer associations now promote and co-market the Certified Green Dealer Program:
1. Lumbermen's Association of Texas
2. Louisiana Building Material Dealers Association
3. Michigan Lumber and Building Materials Association
4. Wisconsin Retail Lumber Association
5. Northwestern Lumber Association
6. Eastern Building Material Dealers Association
7. Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association
8. Ohio Construction Supplier's Association
Do It Best Corporation, and the ENAP buying co-op have both signed co-marketing agreements with Program and actively promote the Program to their members.
With no competition in the lumber and building material dealer sector, the “sales pipeline” for the Program now exceeds 700 dealer locations, and requests and sign-ups from new lumber dealers come in every day.
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Certified Green Dealer’s Website Surpasses Milestone “One-Million-Page-Views” After Just 11 Months in Operation
During a Historic Market Downturn, the Program Has Achieved Remarkable Success. More Than 4,000 Dealers Participate Today.
LAKEVILLE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Certified Green Dealer™ Program, which certifies that building material dealer sales personnel have received green training—today announced that the Program’s Website has surpassed one million (1,000,000) page views so far in 2008. Since the Program was officially launched at the February 2008 International Builders Show, the “one-million-page-views” milestone have been achieved in just over 10 months.
Even in a down housing market, the Certified Green Dealer™ Program has grown at a remarkable rate, including the recent commitment from Builders FirstSource to the Program. Today, more than 4,000 lumberyard/building-material-dealer personnel are enrolled in the Program. More than 1,000 have completed all the Program’s training.
Defying downward economic trends, The Certified Green Dealer Program has also experienced remarkable success with sponsors who want to associate with this fast-growing green Program. Today, Dupont™ Tyvek®, Owens Corning, Masisa, ThermaTru, and Bostik are sponsors.
Additionally, eight regional lumber dealer associations now promote and co-market the Certified Green Dealer Program:
1. Lumbermen's Association of Texas
2. Louisiana Building Material Dealers Association
3. Michigan Lumber and Building Materials Association
4. Wisconsin Retail Lumber Association
5. Northwestern Lumber Association
6. Eastern Building Material Dealers Association
7. Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association
8. Ohio Construction Supplier's Association
Do It Best Corporation, and the ENAP buying co-op have both signed co-marketing agreements with Program and actively promote the Program to their members.
With no competition in the lumber and building material dealer sector, the “sales pipeline” for the Program now exceeds 700 dealer locations, and requests and sign-ups from new lumber dealers come in every day.
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November 18, 2008
“LEED”ing the Charge: Downtown Seattle’s 901 Fifth Avenue Building Achieves LEED-EB SilverTM Certification
RREEF Real Estate and Kennedy Wilson Landmark Property Renovation Completed – 41 Floors, a Whole New Story
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RREEF Real Estate and Kennedy Wilson today announced that 901 Fifth Avenue in Seattle, WA, a 41-story 558,607 sq. ft office tower has achieved LEED-EB™ (existing building) Silver certification. The certification marks the completion of one of the largest environmental retrofits in the industry for an existing property and Seattle’s first full city block targeting LEED certification.
The new ownership and management of Seattle’s 901 Fifth Avenue have taken groundbreaking steps to create an environmentally friendly and efficient environment for tenants and visitors. The interior of this landmark property, located by downtown Seattle’s public library, has been entirely rebuilt according to sustainable building standards, including open floor plans, eco-smart engineering, superior construction, and natural landscaping. Additional features include:
Two new lobbies, 65-seat conference room and outdoor meeting area with Wi-Fi access
A green roof plaza, reducing the “urban heat island” effect
Recycling of at least 40% of tenant waste
Energy-efficient HVAC fresh air exchange and ventilation systems, delivering up to 100% fresh air to offices
Use of sustainable cleaning products and janitorial materials
Water-efficient landscaping
Energy-efficient floor-by-floor lighting control system.
Alternatives to single-occupancy automobile use with easy access to commuter transit systems, on-site Flexcar™ and bicycle storage
Shower area adjacent to the bicycle parking for the use of bicyclists
According to Mike Kent, a Managing Director and Head of Leasing and Property Management, Americas, RREEF Real Estate, “For the past three years, the team has worked tirelessly to refurbish 901 Fifth Avenue to achieve the coveted LEED Silver designation, a rarity for an existing building to achieve.” He added, “901 Fifth Avenue provides tenants and guests with a premier Class A sustainable building for all to enjoy, with a dramatically reduced carbon footprint. We believe that the changes we’ve made to update this property with effective energy management strategy will result in savings to our tenants and clients in addition to an improved work environment.
“In tough economic times, energy efficient buildings with their long-term positive benefits offer a clear advantage in the leasing market,” said John Prabhu, President, Kennedy Wilson Commercial Investment Group. “Clearly, achieving the LEED-EB Silver certification demonstrates that this property aims to provide tenants with reduced operating costs via energy savings, water conservation, waste reduction and smarter materials selections and helps clients meet their own carbon reduction goals.”
901 5th Avenue is owned on behalf of its institutional clients by RREEF and joint-venture partner, Kennedy Wilson. Existing tenants include, DLR Group Inc., Widevine, and Silicon Valley Bank.
RREEF Real Estate is dedicated to increasing environmental and energy sustainability throughout its portfolio of properties. To meet the needs of providing more sustainable buildings, RREEF has developed the RREEF Sustainable Building Initiative to investigate opportunities to increase a property’s sustainable and economical use of natural resources while creating healthier buildings that improve human health, a better environment and provide cost savings. As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, RREEF is committed to improving its energy efficiency and benchmarking its energy performance and currently has sustainable development projects in dozens of locations across the United States, including several which have already obtained LEED (“Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design”) certification.
RREEF’s sustainable properties in the North West includes, The Avalon, a luxury boutique hotel and spa in Portland, OR, one of only nine other hotels in the world to have achieved LEED certification and the second existing hotel building in the world to receive the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) coveted Silver rating.
Kennedy Wilson is committed to providing sustainable properties and options for office and residential tenants. In the Northwest, Kennedy Wilson completed the development of Fifth and Madison, a condominium tower designed and constructed to meet LEED Gold standards for new development which also won the NAIOP award for Urban Highrise Residential Development of the year for 2008.
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“LEED”ing the Charge: Downtown Seattle’s 901 Fifth Avenue Building Achieves LEED-EB SilverTM Certification
RREEF Real Estate and Kennedy Wilson Landmark Property Renovation Completed – 41 Floors, a Whole New Story
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RREEF Real Estate and Kennedy Wilson today announced that 901 Fifth Avenue in Seattle, WA, a 41-story 558,607 sq. ft office tower has achieved LEED-EB™ (existing building) Silver certification. The certification marks the completion of one of the largest environmental retrofits in the industry for an existing property and Seattle’s first full city block targeting LEED certification.
The new ownership and management of Seattle’s 901 Fifth Avenue have taken groundbreaking steps to create an environmentally friendly and efficient environment for tenants and visitors. The interior of this landmark property, located by downtown Seattle’s public library, has been entirely rebuilt according to sustainable building standards, including open floor plans, eco-smart engineering, superior construction, and natural landscaping. Additional features include:
Two new lobbies, 65-seat conference room and outdoor meeting area with Wi-Fi access
A green roof plaza, reducing the “urban heat island” effect
Recycling of at least 40% of tenant waste
Energy-efficient HVAC fresh air exchange and ventilation systems, delivering up to 100% fresh air to offices
Use of sustainable cleaning products and janitorial materials
Water-efficient landscaping
Energy-efficient floor-by-floor lighting control system.
Alternatives to single-occupancy automobile use with easy access to commuter transit systems, on-site Flexcar™ and bicycle storage
Shower area adjacent to the bicycle parking for the use of bicyclists
According to Mike Kent, a Managing Director and Head of Leasing and Property Management, Americas, RREEF Real Estate, “For the past three years, the team has worked tirelessly to refurbish 901 Fifth Avenue to achieve the coveted LEED Silver designation, a rarity for an existing building to achieve.” He added, “901 Fifth Avenue provides tenants and guests with a premier Class A sustainable building for all to enjoy, with a dramatically reduced carbon footprint. We believe that the changes we’ve made to update this property with effective energy management strategy will result in savings to our tenants and clients in addition to an improved work environment.
“In tough economic times, energy efficient buildings with their long-term positive benefits offer a clear advantage in the leasing market,” said John Prabhu, President, Kennedy Wilson Commercial Investment Group. “Clearly, achieving the LEED-EB Silver certification demonstrates that this property aims to provide tenants with reduced operating costs via energy savings, water conservation, waste reduction and smarter materials selections and helps clients meet their own carbon reduction goals.”
901 5th Avenue is owned on behalf of its institutional clients by RREEF and joint-venture partner, Kennedy Wilson. Existing tenants include, DLR Group Inc., Widevine, and Silicon Valley Bank.
RREEF Real Estate is dedicated to increasing environmental and energy sustainability throughout its portfolio of properties. To meet the needs of providing more sustainable buildings, RREEF has developed the RREEF Sustainable Building Initiative to investigate opportunities to increase a property’s sustainable and economical use of natural resources while creating healthier buildings that improve human health, a better environment and provide cost savings. As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, RREEF is committed to improving its energy efficiency and benchmarking its energy performance and currently has sustainable development projects in dozens of locations across the United States, including several which have already obtained LEED (“Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design”) certification.
RREEF’s sustainable properties in the North West includes, The Avalon, a luxury boutique hotel and spa in Portland, OR, one of only nine other hotels in the world to have achieved LEED certification and the second existing hotel building in the world to receive the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) coveted Silver rating.
Kennedy Wilson is committed to providing sustainable properties and options for office and residential tenants. In the Northwest, Kennedy Wilson completed the development of Fifth and Madison, a condominium tower designed and constructed to meet LEED Gold standards for new development which also won the NAIOP award for Urban Highrise Residential Development of the year for 2008.
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November 18, 2008
Green Building Services Advances Training at Greenbuild
Firm Illuminates New LEED Programs and Next Level in Sustainability
USGBC Greenbuild International Conference
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Five industry leaders from Green Building Services Inc. (GBS) will help inform and inspire attendees at the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Greenbuild international conference in Boston. One of the nation’s most comprehensive sustainable development consulting firms, GBS will provide LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) trainings, engage in forums, and sponsor the LEED for Retail social event.
“It’s an honor to be so actively involved in the conference as it reflects our long-time commitment to support the USGBC and its overall mission,” says GBS President Jay Coalson. “We are truly invested in Greenbuild’s success.”
As the USGBC’s 30th member, GBS brings an extensive history of collaboration with the organization. Recently, GBS helped develop the LEED 2009 reference guide, and the firm is one of only 20 in the nation selected to participate in the new USGBC’s Education Provider Program, which highlights progressive green building theories beyond LEED.
Along with Coalson, GBS Principals and LEED Faculty Alan Scott, Elaine Aye and Ralph DiNola, and Senior Consultant Nina Tallering will share their technical expertise at the following venues:
Coalson participates in the Executive Leadership Forum
Scott spearheads a class on LEED for Schools
Aye offers the LEED Volume Certification – Stop & Shop Supermarkets workshop
DiNola conducts the Greening Our Historic Legacy: Sustainability and Preservation Standards workshop
DiNola teaches a class on historic restoration under the USGBC Education Provider Program (EPP)
GBS sponsors the LEED for Retail Social
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Green Building Services Advances Training at Greenbuild
Firm Illuminates New LEED Programs and Next Level in Sustainability
USGBC Greenbuild International Conference
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Five industry leaders from Green Building Services Inc. (GBS) will help inform and inspire attendees at the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Greenbuild international conference in Boston. One of the nation’s most comprehensive sustainable development consulting firms, GBS will provide LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) trainings, engage in forums, and sponsor the LEED for Retail social event.
“It’s an honor to be so actively involved in the conference as it reflects our long-time commitment to support the USGBC and its overall mission,” says GBS President Jay Coalson. “We are truly invested in Greenbuild’s success.”
As the USGBC’s 30th member, GBS brings an extensive history of collaboration with the organization. Recently, GBS helped develop the LEED 2009 reference guide, and the firm is one of only 20 in the nation selected to participate in the new USGBC’s Education Provider Program, which highlights progressive green building theories beyond LEED.
Along with Coalson, GBS Principals and LEED Faculty Alan Scott, Elaine Aye and Ralph DiNola, and Senior Consultant Nina Tallering will share their technical expertise at the following venues:
Coalson participates in the Executive Leadership Forum
Scott spearheads a class on LEED for Schools
Aye offers the LEED Volume Certification – Stop & Shop Supermarkets workshop
DiNola conducts the Greening Our Historic Legacy: Sustainability and Preservation Standards workshop
DiNola teaches a class on historic restoration under the USGBC Education Provider Program (EPP)
GBS sponsors the LEED for Retail Social
More
November 17, 2008
Real Wood Floors: Wood Floors Are Green Building Material
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the big movements in the construction industry right now is green building. Architects and designers are working to implement green building practices in their projects whenever possible. Wood floors are a building product that is recognized as a green building material.
Real Wood Floors: Wood Floors Are Green Building Material
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the big movements in the construction industry right now is green building. Architects and designers are working to implement green building practices in their projects whenever possible. Wood floors are a building product that is recognized as a green building material.
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