Sustainability
Watt Plaza Recertified to LEED Platinum Level
The office asset exceeded its previous Platinum LEED certification by five points. In addition, the property consistently achieved high Energy Star rating every year since 2004, reaching 98 out of 100 this year.
Largest C-PACE Deal to Fund CA Medical Center Retrofits
Verity Health System will use the 30-year loan to make mandatory seismic upgrades to Seton Medical Center in Daly City, Calif.
Marco Beach Ocean Resort Awarded Two-Palm Rating
The resort was originally certified as a Florida Green Lodge in 2010 and has received the triennial designation since.
Southern Power Opens 102 MW Lamesa Solar Facility
The solar facility, spread across 887 acres, will generate enough energy to power about 15,000 Texas homes. The city of Garland, Texas signed a 15-year power purchase agreement to acquire the facility’s power and associated renewable energy credits.
Lindsay Honda Dealership Awarded LEED Silver
The dealership in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the few LEED certified and Platinum Honda Environmental dealers in the U.S. Honda achieved the certification by using recycled materials and reducing their energy and power usage.
Seymour Hills Wind Farm to Power Akamai Technologies
The 80-megawatt wind farm will consist of 38 wind turbines across 8,000 acres and will begin operations in 2018. The facility’s clean energy will be used to power Akamai’s data center operations in Texas.
Enel Kicks Off Construction of $435M Wind Farm
The new Thunder Ranch wind facility will have a total installed capacity of almost 300 megawatts and is expected to begin operations by the end of 2017.
Dallas Cambria Hotel Earns LEED Silver
The four-story, 129-key hotel is the first Cambria Hotel to receive LEED certification. Opened in March 2015, the facility was recognized for installing electric car charging stations, for reducing water use, as well as for using solar power and low-emitting building materials,
Massive 600MW Offshore Wind Farm Opens in North Sea
The Gemini Offshore Wind Park is a collaboration between Northland Power, Siemens Wind Power, Van Oord and HVC. It has a generating capacity of 600 megawatts and will power 785,000 households.
First Phase of Bearkat Wind Energy Project Begins Construction
The project, located in Glasscock County, Texas, will generate 197.6 megawatts of clean energy once the first phase is finalized. Upon completion, the project will total 380 megawatts.