We had the opportunity to orchestrate a LEED certification project at an existing building in NYC, specifically at 135 West 50th St. 
We were exceptionally proud of the results of this project. So, today we issued a press release about it because it was a great example of how an existing building can be transformed into an energy efficient building which achieved a LEED-EB Silver certification status and an Energy Star score of 72. The project involved a large team of property managers, engineers, contractors, and green technology specialists to get the job done.
Here’s a few project highlights:
- Achieved ENERGY STAR score of 72
- Extensive access to public transportation
- Green building exterior management practices
- Reduced potable water by 10% over EPA 1992 standards
- Conducted a retro‐commissioning energy study to help increase energy efficiency and reduce energy costs
- Thorough preventive maintenance program
- Extensive ozone protection through active management of refrigerants
- Powered by Green‐e energy for electricity
- Diverted over 70% of building waste from landfill
- Sustainable purchasing of office materials, green cleaning paper products, and light bulbs
- 85% efficiency (MERV 14) air filters to provide proper indoor air quality
- 50% of office spaces have lighting controllability
- High performance green cleaning featuring Green Seal certified cleaning products, equipment and pest management
- Exemplary performance in public transportation, development density, and occupant recycling
Project Partners on 135 West 50th Street, New York, NY:
- Owner’s Representative: The Burns Companies http://www.theburnscompanies.com
- Building Manager: Murray Hill Properties http://www.murrayhill.com
- LEED Consultant: CodeGreen Solutions http://www.codegreensolutions.com
- Retro‐Commissioning Agent: Dome‐Tech Group http://www.dome-tech.com
- Green Cleaning: First Quality Maintenance http://www.alliancebuildingservices.com/maint_index.html
- Recycling Vendor: IESI http://www.iesi-dfw.com
If anyone has any questions about how we achieved this LEED Silver Certification, don’t hesitate to make a comment here or give us a call.
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commercial property maintenance leeds 07.04.10 at 3:59 pm
I am very interested in how a building such as this compares to a “standard” building in terms of energy efficiency, and cost to the company / month.
Andrew Burns 07.07.10 at 8:38 am
The most recent energy performance study after receiving the Certification was conducted in November 2009 - the building scored 70 points which ranks it in the top 30 percentile of comparable buildings nation-wide.