PRESIDENT''S NOTE
2011 marks a new year filled with new opportunities. After a successful 2010, I want to take a moment to thank all of our clients. We at Sustainable Partners appreciate your confidence in us and want to wish all of you the best of the New Year.
It is with sincere gratitude that we thank the following people and their respective companies: - Dan Yates - Gaedeke Group
- Blaine Morris - Gaedeke Group
- Tessie Nolan - Granite Properties
- Jean Gaul - Granite Properties
- Stephanie Hudson - Granite Properties
- Shane Baggett - Metropolitan Real Estate Investors, LLC
- John Wehmeyer - Cousins Properties
- Jim Nash - Cousins Properties
- Joseph L. Cochran - Northwestern Investment Management Company, LLC
- Wayne Briesmeister - Industrial Wire and Cable, Inc.
- Ricardo Garcia - Industrial Wire and Cable, Inc.
- Jim Wilson - Wilson Architects
- David Brooks - Independent Bank
- Bob O’Brien - Ridgemont Commercial Construction
- CarmenTaveras Cruz - Wereldhave, Inc.
- Heather Martin - Stream Realty
- Jennifer Wood - Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.
- Deborah Saldivar - Capstar Commercial Real Estate Services
Sincerely,
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Sustainable Partners, LLC 1650 W. Virginia St, Suite 208 McKinney, TX 75069 Phone 214-733-8800 communications@sustainable-partners.com
IN THIS ISSUE
- Sustainable Partners Helps Two Dallas-Area Buildings Achieve LEED Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (v3) Certification
- CAPSTAR Commercial Selects Sustainable Partners to Manage Galleria North Tower II LEED Certification Project
- Redesigned Sustainable Partners Website Launched
- Three Part Series Examines Art of Paying for Green Projects
- IFMA Study Tracks Latest Facility Manager Industry Trends
- Urban Laboratory Will "Define" Green
- Department of Energy''s Renewable Energy Project Finance Program
- CoStar Publishes Case Study - "Does Green Still Pay Off?"
- Case Study: GPI Tollway - The Madison - LEED SILVER
- Case Study: Comerica Bank Tower - LEED CERTIFIED
- USGBC Announces Revisions to Agreements Governing Use of LEED Online v3; Participation in LEED Certification Program
IN THE NEWS
Sustainable Partners Helps Two Dallas-Area Buildings Achieve LEED Existing Building: Operations & Maintenance (v3) Certification
In December, the USGBC awarded The Madison (Granite Properties) LEED Silver certification under the Green Building: Operations and Maintenance (v3) program. Located in Addison, TX and built in 1984, The Madison totals 12 floors and 288,928 square feet.
In January, the USGBC awarded Comerica Bank Tower (Metropolitan Real Estate Investors) LEED Certified certification under the Green Building: Operations and Maintenance (v3) program. Located in the heart of downtown Dallas and built in 1987, Comerica Bank Tower totals 60 floors and close to 1.7 Million square feet.
Sustainable Partners would like to congratulate both Granite Properties and Metropolitan Real Estate Investors for entrusting Sustainable partners with managing their respective LEED projects. For more information about costs and resource savings at each building, check out the case study section of this e-newsletter.
Interested in what other projects we''re working on? Visit our projects page.
CAPSTAR Commercial Selects Sustainable Partners to Manage Galleria North Tower II LEED Certification Project
 Sustainable Partners is pleased to announce that it has been selected by CAPSTAR Commercial to oversee the LEED certification project for Galleria North Tower II. Located in Addison, Galleria North Tower II is a 13-story Class A office building and part of the Galleria North complex that includes an additional office tower and a future luxury condominium site (both under different ownership).
Redesigned Sustainable Partners Website Launched
Please visit our completely re-designed website, www.sustainable-partners.com. The new site includes new content and resources as well. We''d love to hear your feedback on the new site!
GOVERNMENT/TRENDS
Three Part Series Examines Art of Paying for Green Projects
 At Sustainable Partners, the topic of paying for green projects comes up regularly in everyday conversations with prospective and existing clients.
In case you missed it, the Greener Buildings blog recently published Part 3 of their Green Finance series, titled – The Art of Bumming Money for Green Projects from Uncle Sam.
This blog series might serve as a good primer as you begin to explore financing opportunities. Part 1 – The Top 10 Rules for Green Finance and Part 2 – Alternative Green Financing Mechanisms might also be of interest to you if you like The Art of Bumming Money for Green Projects from Uncle Sam.
IFMA Study Tracks Latest Facility Manager Industry Trends
Did you know that 51% of Facility Managers reported an increase in sustainable initiative spending over the past 6 months? Are you interested in what else Facility Managers have been spending their money on lately?
If so, we recommend checking out the Q3-10 Facilities Snapshot, The International Facility Managers Association quarterly snapshot of the industry.
NORTH TEXAS SPOTLIGHT
Urban Laboratory Will "Define" Green
Recently spotlighted in the Dallas Business Journal, plans are in the works to build a first of its kind LEED-certified laboratory located right here in North Texas. “Plans for the development, or what’s known as an urban living laboratory, include 600 apartments, 150,000 square feet of office and 105,000 square feet of retail space, and two hotels equaling 250 rooms.
The laboratory can house an estimated 3,500 residents, or provide enough on-site space for 1,800 employees. Officials say the project is the world’s largest LEED-certified research laboratory in its category.
Each outlet, faucet, light bulb and appliance placed in the 1.1 million square-foot, 38-building laboratory will have cutting-edge sensors measuring and tracking data for researchers in the first development of its kind, said Kevin Rogers, director of real estate with Arlington-based Reality Appreciation Ltd. “No one knows what green is,” Rogers said.
“If you have energy standards, you can say you’re green, but how green is it? How much light, utilities and water are saved because of those efficiencies?”
MONTHLY RESOURCES
Department of Energy''s Renewable Energy Project Finance Program
Expanding upon our Government/Trends section, we recommend also checking out the Department of Energy’s Renewable Energy Project Finance website.
The site includes information about financing options, a resource database, event listings and even a blog.
CoStar Publishes Case Study - "Does Green Still Pay Off?"
Examining the economics of LEED certified buildings and tenant demand, Norm Miller, PhD (V.P. Analytics, Costar Group) recently published his case study titled “Does Green Still Pay Off?”
The case study includes several good graphs examining average rents and vacancy rates. From the case study, “In the long run these greener buildings are likely to retain more vale as the bar is raised and tenant expectations change.”
CASE STUDIES
GPI Tollway - The Madison - LEED Silver
PERFORMANCE PERIOD: MARCH—JUNE 2010
Renewable Energy utilized at building: 37.5% Indoor plumbing water usage reduction: 22% Ongoing consumables waste diversion: 53% Durable goods waste diversion: 88% Sustainable cleaning product purchases: 65% Total LEED credits earned: 51 Energy Star Rating: 81 out of possible 100 Total LEED certification process costs: $69,567 Total LEED project building incremental operating costs: $92,309 Annual net savings: $12,201
Comerica Bank Tower - LEED Certified
PERFORMANCE PERIOD: MARCH—JULY 2010
Renewable Energy Purchased: 25% (Equals 22,384,963 lbs. of CO2 reduced) Indoor plumbing water usage reduction: 42% Ongoing consumables waste diversion: 56% Durable goods waste diversion: 97% (21,409 lbs) Daily commuting trips reduced (voluntary reduction program): 29% Sustainable cleaning product purchases: 98% Total LEED credits earned: 44 Energy Star Rating: 70 out of possible 100 Total LEED certification process costs: $72,530 Total LEED project building incremental operating costs: $177,530 Annual net savings: $41,066 Payback duration: 4.32 years
USGBC
USGBC Announces Revisions to Agreements Governing Use of LEED Online V3; Participation in LEED Certification Program
 For those of you who regularly work with LEED Online Version 3, you may have noticed recently that you had to agree (again) to a new set of agreements when logging in. What was the catalyst behind having to do that?
USGBC and GBCI recently announced the release of revised agreements that are now available in LEED Online. These agreements were revised to provide an enhanced level of legal guidance for the leadership organizations that pursue the benefits that accompany LEED certification.
USGBC and GBCI proactively sought the opinion of a wide range of legal counsel from architectural member firms, from GSA, and from others who practice construction law, many of whom are part of an informal USGBC legal working group. Revised language has now been incorporated into the Terms and Conditions for the Use of LEED Online Version 3, the LEED Project Registration Agreement and the LEED Project Certification Agreement.
Perhaps the most significant of these is the creation of an agency form for design team members to use to show an agency relationship between themselves and the project owner. The form allows the project''s owner to appoint the design professional to sign the agreements only as the owner''s representative, thus relieving the design professional and his firm from obligations undertaken by the owner under the agreements.
Use of this form removes certain obligations from the project team, such as reporting requirements associated with LEED''s Minimum Performance Requirement 6, and assigns them to the owners who are better able to ensure compliance with such requirements.
© 2011 Sustainable Partners, LLC
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