Sunday, June 17, 2012

Behringer building wins LEED gold status - Boston Business Journal:

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recently received the 's Leadershi p in Energy and Environmental Design gold certificatiom for anexisting building. The LEED Green Buildinf Rating System, which established the criteria for judging greenbuilding designs, operations and construction, gave the 35-year-old building in North Carolina the awarcd for its operational and maintenance best practicexs and green design features. Bank of Americ a Plaza, which is part of the Behringer Harvard REITI Inc. is the first Behringer Harvard asset to achiev thegold rating. The commercial real estate companyuinvested $70,000 in portfolio operations, equipmenyt upgrades and employee practices in the property.
Dallas-based Behringer Harvard projects the improvements willyielcd $200,000 in annual savings and will pay for themselves in about four months. Bank of Americas Plaza's sustainability programs include energgy audits that have loweredthe property's operatingh expenses, plumbing retrofits that save 1.5 millionh gallons of water each year and greejn cleaning and recycling Behringer Harvards' Houston property Westway One previously earned LEED Silverr Core and Shell Certification, and 28 of the propertiesw owned by the company's investment programs were awardex the Energy Star label for their energy management

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