Monday, April 23, 2012

Behringer building wins LEED gold status - St. Louis Business Journal:

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recently received the 's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Designn gold certification for an existing The LEED Green Building Rating which established the criteria for judgin g greenbuilding designs, operations and construction, gave the 35-year-old building in Northb Carolina the award for its operational and maintenance best practiceas and green design Bank of America Plaza, whichn is part of the Behringer Harvarr REIT I Inc. portfolio, is the firsty Behringer Harvard asset to achievr thegold rating. The commercial real estate companginvested $70,000 in portfolio operations, equipment upgradesa and employee practices in the property.
Dallas-based Behringere Harvard projects the improvementws willyield $200,000 in annualo savings and will pay for themselves in about four months. Bank of Americz Plaza's sustainability programs include energy audits that have lowerethe property's operating expenses, plumbing retrofits that save 1.5 milliojn gallons of water each year and greemn cleaning and recycling programs. Behringeer Harvards' Houston property Westway One previously earnes LEED Silver Core andShell Certification, and 28 of the propertied owned by the company's investment programa were awarded the Energy Star label for their energh management strategies.

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