{"id":1004156282,"date":"2016-10-20T12:27:33","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T20:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004156282"},"modified":"2020-05-19T05:03:50","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T13:03:50","slug":"new-leed-version-to-spur-green-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/new-leed-version-to-spur-green-building\/","title":{"rendered":"New LEED Version to Spur Green Building"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Gail Kalinoski<\/p>\n

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Shorenstein’s Lincoln Center Tower in Portland, Ore., used the LEED Dynamic Plaque building and monitoring scoring platform, and went from LEED Silver to Gold.<\/p><\/div>\n

Green energy continues to advance, with a major milestone set for Nov. 1. That\u2019s when the U.S. Green Building Council unveils its new version of the 16-year-old Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification program that created an international standard for sustainable buildings and communities. The new version raises the bar on increasing energy efficiency and covers more sectors, like data centers.<\/p>\n

The new version of the LEED certification program, v4, becomes the primary version and \u201cpushes the green building industry<\/a> forward in a way that no previous iteration of LEED ever has,\u201d said Corey Enck, vice president of LEED technical development at the USGBC.<\/p>\n

Since it was unveiled in 2000, LEED has become an international standard, certifying hundreds of thousands of square feet per day. As of July, more than 80,100 total commercial and LEED ND (neighborhood development) projects have been certified.<\/p>\n

The USGBC worked with more than 100 projects to test LEED v4 in a beta program. Currently, there are more than 110 LEED v4-certified projects, representing a range of building and space types.<\/p>\n

LEED v4 is placing more emphasis on energy optimization. Enck said the projects must now be at least 14 percent more energy efficient than the previous version, and 20 percent of all points will be centered on energy efficiency. Projects must also have an Energy Star score of at least 75, up from 69, he said, referring to the Environmental Protection Agency-backed rating system that promotes energy efficiency and uses an interactive tool to track buildings\u2019 energy, water and, most recently, waste consumption.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a lot more aggressive in terms of level of performance that is required. It is a higher bar to get over,\u201d said Jaxon Love, sustainability program manager for the property management and construction division of Shorenstein Realty Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n

LEED v4 will also address 21 different market sector adaptations, like new and existing data centers.<\/p>\n

\u201cData centers have vastly different building needs compared to traditional office spaces,\u201d Enck said. \u201cA data center must provide massive cooling power for its servers, which can use as much energy as a small town.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The lobby of Shorenstein’s Lincoln Tower, one of the company’s 35 LEED-Certified buildings.<\/p><\/div>\n

Love said Shorenstein piloted the LEED Dynamic Plaque building performance and monitoring scoring platform at Lincoln Center Tower in Portland, becoming the first Shorenstein property to use the program. It went from LEED Silver to Gold. The score reflects performance across five categories, including energy. Established in 2014, LEED Dynamic Plaque allows members to monitor their buildings\u2019 performance in real time and make adjustments to meet their sustainability goals.<\/p>\n

Shorenstein, an owner and manager of office properties, is a member of the Department of Energy\u2019s Better Buildings Challenge, which focuses on reducing energy use 20 percent by 2020 and sharing energy efficiency best practices. The company has already reduced energy use by 19.5 percent and cut carbon emissions by 19 percent. Shorenstein has 35 LEED-certified buildings and 52 Energy Star-certified buildings. It\u2019s ranked second among 23 U.S. office portfolios on the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark, an international industry sustainability assessment, and earned the GRESB \u201cGreen Star\u201d designation twice.<\/p>\n

One of its LEED Gold properties, 33 S. Sixth in Minneapolis<\/a>, earned a 98 out of 100 Energy Star score. In August, The Russ Building, constructed in 1927 in San Francisco, received a LEED Platinum designation.<\/p>\n

\u201cOlder buildings can perform at the same high level as new buildings, and in some cases, an even higher level,\u201d Love said. \u201cIt\u2019s really a matter of keeping the building systems up to date, continuing to invest over time and having a team that is well trained, motivated and really competent at operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Russ Building, Shorenstein’s historic 31-story office tower in San Francisco, earned LEED Gold Certification.<\/p><\/div>\n

And the LEED program isn\u2019t the only one seeing change. The EPA will soon be launching Tenant Star<\/a>, which jumps off its popular Energy Star program and will provide recognition for energy-efficient design and construction and efficient operation of tenant spaces.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s still in a very nascent stage,\u201d Love said, adding that it could be a few years before tenants can pursue certification. But it will likely be appreciated.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore occupiers are looking into energy costs these days. Our occupier clients, and even Cushman & Wakefield (itself), track our carbon footprints, and with that comes a lot more sophistication in how we look at energy consumption and energy costs,\u201d said Eric Duchon, director of sustainability strategies at Cushman & Wakefield<\/a> and chair of Building Owners and Managers Association International\u2019s Energy and Environment Committee.<\/p>\n

Duchon said building owners and managers need to be asking, \u201cWhat can I do to ensure that I\u2019m not only maintaining the energy efficiency that I\u2019m operating at but improving it?\u201d<\/p>\n

One concern that affects tenants is submetering, said Duchon, who also chairs the commercial real estate steering committee with the Department of Energy\u2019s Better Buildings Alliance. The committee is developing a map of how submetering is treated across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not a new concept, but I think something that is becoming more of a common approach to how large occupiers pay for their energy in their lease spaces,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Of course, there are other options for property owners that can\u2019t or don\u2019t want to seek LEED certification. \u201cEarly on, we recognized the value that Energy Star and LEED could bring in terms of ratings systems. It\u2019s good to have competition and to keep the market for building performance designations open and competitive,\u201d Love said. \u201cWe find there is value in the certification, particularly the transparency to the market.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A conference room at The Russ Building, a National Historic Landmark that was completed in 1927.<\/p><\/div>\n

Industry groups like the Institute of Real Estate Management and BOMA International offer property assessment and certification programs, including the IREM Certified Sustainable Property program and BOMA 360 Performance Program.<\/p>\n

BOMA 360 works in tandem with other tools and rating systems and requires benchmarking through the Energy Star Portfolio Manager. It is an overall look at how a property is managed, with energy and sustainability as two of six categories. More than 1,400 BOMA 360 designations have been awarded since 2009.<\/p>\n

BOMA International research found that following both BOMA 360 and LEED can provide a boost, including higher rents, but even those with only BOMA 360 report increased tenant satisfaction.<\/p>\n

Todd Feist, IREM sustainability program manager, likewise sees room for both IREM\u2019s certification program and LEED.<\/p>\n

\u201c(IREM) is filling a need for those other properties where LEED just isn\u2019t in the cards,\u201d he said. \u201cIt has its place, certainly, in the markets. And in some markets you can\u2019t be Class A without having a LEED certification.\u201d<\/p>\n

Feist said the IREM certification\u2014which has different requirements for office, multifamily and retail\u2014is \u201cmeant to be done by the site staff. It\u2019s designed that people at the property level can do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Feist said IREM has issued about 20 IREM Certified Sustainable Property certifications so far and has more than 100 applicants working toward the certification, including portfolios.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re pretty happy with the first year of this program\u2019s existence, and we understand it\u2019s going to take some time for properties to work through the certification process, as it should,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Angela Aeschliman, COO of Watermark Property Management Co. in Chicago and an IREM member, notes that some of her firm\u2019s clients are retail and small offices that couldn\u2019t achieve a LEED certification but are looking for ways to control their energy costs. Properties of a certain size that are located in Chicago\u2014like many U.S. cities\u2014are required to provide benchmarking sustainability data to the city. At the very least, owners would use a program like Energy Star but might also seek a sustainability certification through an organization like IREM, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone is contributing in ways that are really meaningful (and) that I think are reaching or attempting to reach the whole marketplace,\u201d Love observed.<\/p>\n

Originally appearing in the October 2016 issue of CPE<\/a>, the Energy Issue.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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