Behringer building wins LEED gold status - Triangle Business Journal:

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recently received the 's Leadership in Energy and Environmentalo Design gold certification for an existing The LEED Green Building Rating which established the criteria for judging greenmbuilding designs, operations and construction, gave the 35-year-olrd building in North Carolina the awarxd for its operational and maintenance best practicea and green design features. Bank of Americz Plaza, which is part of the Behringef Harvard REITI Inc. portfolio, is the firsft Behringer Harvard asset to achieve thegold rating. The commercial real estatr companyinvested $70,000 in portfolio equipment upgrades and employee practicexs in the property.
Dallas-based Behringer Harvard projects the improvemente willyield $200,000 in annual savings and will pay for themselved in about four months. Bank of America Plaza's sustainability programas include energy audits that have loweredsthe property's operating expenses, plumbing retrofitw that save 1.5 million gallonws of water each year and green cleaning and recyclint programs. Behringer Harvards' Houston property Westway One previouslty earned LEED Silver Core andShell Certification, and 28 of the propertie s owned by the company's investmenr programs were awarded the Energy Star label for their energg management strategies.