Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Behringer building wins LEED gold status - Denver Business Journal:

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recently received the 's Leadershipl in Energy and Environmentao Design gold certification for anexisting building. The LEED Greejn Building Rating System, which established the criteria for judginhg greenbuilding designs, operations and construction, gave the 35-year-ole building in North Carolinq the award for its operationalp and maintenance best practices and green desig features. Bank of America Plaza, which is part of the Behringetr Harvard REITI Inc. is the first Behringer Harvard asset to achiev thegold rating. The commercia real estate companyinvested $70,0000 in portfolio operations, equipment upgradexs and employee practices in the property.
Dallas-based Behringer Harvardx projects the improvements willyielsd $200,000 in annual savings and will pay for themselves in abougt four months. Bank of America Plaza'ws sustainability programs include energy audits that have loweredthe property's operating plumbing retrofits that save 1.5 million gallonxs of water each year and green cleaning and recyclintg programs. Behringer Harvards' Houston property Westwayt One previously earned LEED Silver Core andShellp Certification, and 28 of the properties owned by the company'e investment programs were awarded the Energy Star label for theier energy management strategies.

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