{"id":1004481073,"date":"2020-09-29T04:49:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T12:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004481073"},"modified":"2021-05-15T09:19:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T17:19:30","slug":"willis-tower-to-run-on-wind-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/willis-tower-to-run-on-wind-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Willis Tower to Run on Wind Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1004317790\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/willis-tower.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004317790\" data-attachment-id=\"1004317790\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/blackstone-to-become-a-corporation\/willis-tower-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/willis-tower.png\" data-orig-size=\"800,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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=\"willis tower\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Willis Tower. Image courtesy of EQ Office.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/willis-tower.png?w=800\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1004317790 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/willis-tower.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/willis-tower.png 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/willis-tower.png?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/willis-tower.png?resize=768,595 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004317790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willis Tower. <em>Image courtesy of EQ Office<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The iconic Willis Tower continues to add to its sustainable features even after being awarded the acclaimed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/willis-tower-achieves-leed-platinum\/\">LEED Platinum certification<\/a>. The 110-story property, which is the largest building in the U.S. to have earned this prestigious ranking, will be powered with 100 percent renewable energy through a multi-year partnership with Texas-based Dynergy.<\/p>\n<p>The skyscraper, part of EQ Office\u2014a U.S. office portfolio company owned by Blackstone\u2019s real estate funds\u2014will have electricity sourced from wind parks via renewable energy credits, while keeping costs to tenants consistent. The most recent recertification, which followed a $500 million renovation, upgraded the building\u2019s energy systems, resulting in a 20 percent energy consumption reduction.<\/p>\n<p>The tower is anchored by United Airlines, which last year extended its lease through 2033. Other tenants include Environmental Systems Design, Fidelity Capital Markets and Oracle. Dynergy, a Vistra subsidiary, also provides power to Chicago\u2019s Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The largest LEED Platinum-certified building in the U.S. recently underwent a $500 million renovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":237,"featured_media":1004317790,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1491,13,21742,21747,21786],"tags":[43400,32779,33824],"class_list":["post-1004481073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chicago","category-midwest","category-latest","category-office","category-sustainability","tag-eq-office","tag-leed","tag-willis-tower"],"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>Willis Tower to Run on Wind Power - 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