XML FeedsLiberty Mutual’s 10 St. James Avenue, Boston Building Receives LEED Silver Certificate for Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance
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On November 05, 2009 Liberty Mutual Group, announced that its 10 St. James Avenue building, a 585,000 square foot Class A office building located in Boston’s Back Bay, has been awarded LEED Silver Certification for Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance (LEED EB O&M) by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). The 19-story tower was purchased by Liberty Mutual in 2006.
To achieve LEED certification, Liberty Mutual engaged the property’s management company, CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) and its Sustainability Programs Group. CBRE’s strategy was to increase the building’s operating efficiency, reduce utility consumption and explore all aspects of the LEED EB rating system relating to the environmental impact of operations, maintenance, construction and the health and welfare of the building.
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To reduce base building utility consumption and lower the building’s operating expenses, CBRE conducted an energy audit, a building-wide lighting audit and an on-site waste stream audit. The firm also balanced the building ventilation system to optimize occupant comfort and reduce HVAC-related energy consumption by approximately five percent.
As a result of CBRE’s sustainability efforts, the firm projects Liberty Mutual’s 10 St. James Avenue building will realize approximately $63,900 in annual savings within an expected payback period of two years. In additional, the efforts will save 400,000 kilowatts of energy, reduce 1,323 tons of carbon dioxide emissions and divert from landfills 56 tons of recycling.
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Constructed in 2001, the property is one of Back Bay’s newest top-tier office buildings and features a 400-car garage and approximately 35,000 square feet of retail space....
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Press Release dated November 05, 2009
