{"id":1004141710,"date":"2016-04-12T12:23:14","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T20:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004141710"},"modified":"2020-05-10T22:00:47","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T06:00:47","slug":"platinum-quest-reaching-leeds-pinnacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/platinum-quest-reaching-leeds-pinnacle\/","title":{"rendered":"Platinum Quest: Reaching LEED&#8217;s Pinnacle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Nancy Crotti<\/p>\n<p>When it rains hard in Fremont, Calif., Ruth Chao can hear water trickling down from her office building roof into tanks that store it for irrigation. \u201cIt\u2019s lovely,\u201d Chao said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004141712\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/04\/Delta-Americas-HQ-lobby.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004141712\" data-attachment-id=\"1004141712\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/platinum-quest-reaching-leeds-pinnacle\/delta-americas-hq-lobby\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/04\/Delta-Americas-HQ-lobby.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Delta-Americas-HQ-lobby\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Completed in August 2015, Delta Products\u2019 178,000-square-foot Fremont, Calif. headquarters is designed for LEED Platinum.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/04\/Delta-Americas-HQ-lobby.jpg?w=800\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1004141712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/04\/Delta-Americas-HQ-lobby.jpg\" alt=\"Completed in August 2015, Delta Products\u2019 178,000-square-foot Fremont, Calif. headquarters is designed for LEED Platinum.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/04\/Delta-Americas-HQ-lobby.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/04\/Delta-Americas-HQ-lobby.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/04\/Delta-Americas-HQ-lobby.jpg?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004141712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Completed in August 2015, Delta Products\u2019 178,000-square-foot Fremont, Calif. headquarters is designed for LEED Platinum.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s also green, and it could help lead to LEED Platinum certification. As the general affairs manager for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delta-americas.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Delta Products Corp.<\/a>, Chao works in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/new-hq-chalks-up-a-big-green-zero\/\" target=\"_blank\">Delta Americas\u2019 new headquarters<\/a>. Designed for LEED Platinum certification and completed in August, the 178,000-square-foot building incorporates many of Delta\u2019s technologies. The U.S. arm of Taiwan-based Delta Group manufactures solar energy systems, LED lighting, electric vehicle and hybrid vehicle starter systems, battery packs and wind energy systems.<\/p>\n<p>The building\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluetoad.com\/publication\/?i=296206#{&quot;issue_id&quot;:296206,&quot;page&quot;:16}\" target=\"_blank\">geothermal heat and cooling<\/a> could cut HVAC consumption by 60 percent. A photovoltaic solar system might generate more than 1,000 megawatt-hours per year. Its steel frame allowed for construction with 20 percent reclaimed building materials. Its underground runoff tanks can accommodate up to 140,000 gallons of water; excess will flow to a bioswale. Delta employees can open the windows to let fresh air in and the skylights to let heat escape.<\/p>\n<p>The company nearly abandoned the geothermal component when county water officials balked at a plan for vertical boring, fearing contamination of the nearby San Francisco Bay. Delta switched to directional boring, so pipes would run horizontally to avoid the aquifers beneath its property.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jjpan.com\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">J.J. Pan and Partners Architects &amp; Planners<\/a> of Taipei and San Francisco-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksha.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Korth Sunseri Hagey Architects<\/a> (KSH) designed the building, which was constructed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vancebrown.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Vance Brown Builders<\/a> of Palo Alto. It is Delta\u2019s 21st green construction or renovation project in the last decade. Incorporating a battery of green features required plenty of coordination. \u201cWe had all of our engineers on board early and that made the construction process a lot easier,\u201d said John Walter, KSH project manager.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Windy City winner<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004134930\" style=\"width: 238px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/01\/111s_exterior3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004134930\" data-attachment-id=\"1004134930\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/deloitte-anchored-111-south-wacker-earns-leed-platinum\/111s_exterior3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/01\/111s_exterior3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"761,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"111 S. Wacker Drive &#8211; courtesy of The Telos Group\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;111 S. Wacker Drive &#8211; courtesy of The Telos Group&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;111 S. Wacker Drive courtesy of The Telos Group&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/01\/111s_exterior3.jpg?w=761\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1004134930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/01\/111s_exterior3.jpg\" alt=\"111 S. Wacker Drive - courtesy of The Telos Group\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/01\/111s_exterior3.jpg 761w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/01\/111s_exterior3.jpg?resize=228,300 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004134930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">111 S. Wacker Drive, the 1.1 million-square-foot bulding courtesy that achieved LEED Platinum this year.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Taking a building from LEED Gold to Platinum requires upgrades and coordination with tenants. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.union-investment.com\/homepage.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Union Investment<\/a>, the German fund that owns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/deloitte-anchored-111-south-wacker-earns-leed-platinum\/\" target=\"_blank\">111 S. Wacker Drive in Chicago<\/a>, decided to seek Platinum status in 2011, one year after recertifying it for Gold.<\/p>\n<p>Built by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/keeping-up-with-lendlease\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lendlease Corp.<\/a>, the 1.1 million-square-foot building won LEED Gold status with 66 points when it opened in 2005. Union hired environmental consultant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gobyinc.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Goby Inc.<\/a> to recommend upgrades in pursuit of Platinum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Germany, I can tell you that sustainability and energy conservation are much more at the forefront in thinking and in efforts than in this country,\u201d said Thomas Kienzle of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.us.jll.com\/united-states\/en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Jones Lang LaSalle<\/a>, the property\u2019s general manager. \u201cThey have an inherent desire to protect the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>JLL took over management of the building in 2012 from its developer, John Buck Co. It documented annual water savings of 37 percent or 2.2 million gallons compared with LEED existing-building standards; solid waste recycling at 53 percent, and alternative commuting by tenants at 86 percent. To arrive at that last statistic, Kienzle distributed surveys to each tenant. Distribution turned out to be the easy part.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTenants tell you that sustainability and LEED certification are important things, but \u2026 you\u2019ve got to bang on doors, you\u2019ve got to pester them until you get what you need,\u201d Kienzle said. \u201cThat took most of 2014.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kienzle\u2019s team didn\u2019t just pester tenants; it wooed them, hosting monthly meetings for tenants\u2019 green teams with vendors, speakers and raffles of sustainable products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was one of the best, most robust tenant engagement programs that I\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d said Hilary Curtis of Goby, who was 111 S. Wacker\u2019s project manager at the time.<br \/>\nUnion invested more than $100,000 in its quest for Platinum. JLL continues to hold green meetings with tenants, which include Deloitte; Locke Lord, an international law firm; and Harris Associates, a private equity firm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a testament to the robustness of the engagement program,\u201d said Liz Brady, Goby\u2019s current project manager.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tysons II\u2019s green trophy<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004124473\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/08\/1775-Tysons-Blvd.-Tysons-Va..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004124473\" data-attachment-id=\"1004124473\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ey-goes-for-the-platinum\/lerner-1775-tysons\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/08\/1775-Tysons-Blvd.-Tysons-Va..jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,663\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lerner 1775 Tysons&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lerner 1775 Tysons&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lerner 1775 Tysons\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1775 Tysons Blvd.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/08\/1775-Tysons-Blvd.-Tysons-Va..jpg?w=1024\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1004124473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/08\/1775-Tysons-Blvd.-Tysons-Va..jpg\" alt=\"1775 Tysons Blvd.\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/08\/1775-Tysons-Blvd.-Tysons-Va..jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/08\/1775-Tysons-Blvd.-Tysons-Va..jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/08\/1775-Tysons-Blvd.-Tysons-Va..jpg?resize=768,497 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004124473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1775 Tysons Blvd. is on track for delivery this spring and would be the first LEED Platinum building in the 117-acre Tysons II master-planned complex.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lerner.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Lerner Enterprises<\/a> is betting that LEED Platinum credentials will attract tenants to its new 476,000-square foot trophy tower in Tysons, Va. On track for delivery this spring, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/lerner-starts-vertical-construction-of-state-of-the-art-office-tower-in-tysons-corner\/\" target=\"_blank\">1775 Tysons Blvd. <\/a>would be the first building in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/lasalle-investment-management-buys-phase-i-of-tysons-west-mixed-use-development-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">117-acre Tysons II master-planned complex<\/a> to gain Platinum status. It will be the second Platinum winner for Lerner, whose Rockville, Md., headquarters holds the designation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a company, we\u2019re committed to sustainable design,\u201d said James Policaro, Lerner\u2019s vice president of development. \u201cIt\u2019s part of our culture. We were very interested in pushing the limit on the sustainable building.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpf.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates<\/a> of New York City designed the office tower, which was constructed by Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. of Chantilly, Va., beginning in 2014. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ey-goes-for-the-platinum\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ernst &amp; Young and Computer Sciences Corp. will occupy 40 percent of the building<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Its sustainable features include high-performance glazing, a chiller system, heat recovery and an efficiency controls system. The centrifugal chillers are arranged in a series with a water-side economizer, an old design that Policaro said has been perfected with modern technology and smart engineering. This, plus a comprehensive metering system, will enable tenants to monitor and measure their energy consumption. Lerner evaluated the system\u2019s performance using a total-cost-of-ownership model over time, as it plans a long-term hold.<\/p>\n<p>Lerner projects an annual energy cost 28 percent lower than that of conventional projects, as well as 40 percent less water use, equivalent to a 1.2 million-gallon savings, Policaro noted. The company expects a five-year payback period for its investment in high-performance energy and water systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking collaboratively as a team and leveraging the integrated design process enabled the project to source the right materials and build in the right technologies,\u201d Policaro said. \u201cGreen features do not necessarily drive cost. Efficiency drives performance, and this project did an excellent job of maximizing the sustainable investments for both the owner and our tenants.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three project teams share the rewards and challenges of reaching LEED\u2019s ultimate designation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1200,"featured_media":1004141712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21782,1521,22251,23891,21747,21786],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004141710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-development","category-digital","category-in-focus","category-national","category-office","category-sustainability"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Platinum Quest: Reaching LEED&#039;s Pinnacle - 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