Going Green
LEED GOLD CERTIFIED BUILDING
When you move into a LEED Certified green building, it tells your employees that you care about them, their health and the environment in which they work.
A green building is great for recruiting, retention, PR and corporate values. When corporate and personal values align, worker satisfaction, productivity and profits increase.
The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System® is administered by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a nonprofit coalition of building industry leaders, and emphasizes the most comprehensive, state-of-the-art strategies for sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality and sets building code standards for numerous communities in the U.S.
Other Green Building Benefits:
+Environmental
+ Enhances and protects ecosystems and biodiversity
+ Improves air and water quality
+ Reduces solid waste
+ Conserves natural resources
+Health and Community
+Enhances comfort and health
+ Improves air, thermal, and acoustic environments
+ Reduces strain on infrastructure
+ Contributes to overall quality of life
ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED BUILDING
ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices. Commercial buildings that have earned the ENERGY STAR use on average 35% less energy than typical similar buildings and generate one-third less carbon
dioxide.
88 Kearny has been an Energy Star rated building for eight consecutive years. Our current rating is 88.
WASTE MANAGEMENT
By implementing a commingled recycling program and composting program at the building in 2008, we have been able to successfully divert 79% of the building’s waste from landfills (previously we were only able to divert 50% in 2007).
CO-MINGLED RECYCLING
Instead of having to sort office paper, bottles and cans into separate containers, the recycling program combines all items into the same container.
The following items can be placed in the container:
Paper of all colors
Post-It Notes
Newspaper, Magazines, Catalogs
Envelopes, File Folders
Aluminum/Tin Beverage Cans
Plastic Soda/Water Bottles
Glass Bottles and Jars
Corrugated Cardboard
COMPOSTING
The building provides green bins to each office for composting. Compostable materials should be disposed in this bin (i.e. soiled paper plates and cups, food waste, flowers). Hand towels in all restrooms are also composted.
ELECTRONICS RECYCLING
88 Kearny has an electronics recycling kiosk located in the mailroom in the basement level. The kiosk recycles toner cartridges, DVDs/CDs, Cell Phones, CFLs.
We also provide monthly free e-waste events on the first Thursday of each month. Please find additional E-Waste information at Green Citizen.
The building provides free small recycling blue bins for each desk and green composting bins for each kitchen. Please contact Property Management for more information.
When you move into a LEED Certified green building, it tells your employees that you care about them, their health and the environment in which they work.
A green building is great for recruiting, retention, PR and corporate values. When corporate and personal values align, worker satisfaction, productivity and profits increase.
The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System® is administered by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a nonprofit coalition of building industry leaders, and emphasizes the most comprehensive, state-of-the-art strategies for sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality and sets building code standards for numerous communities in the U.S.
Other Green Building Benefits:
+Environmental
+ Enhances and protects ecosystems and biodiversity
+ Improves air and water quality
+ Reduces solid waste
+ Conserves natural resources
+Health and Community
+Enhances comfort and health
+ Improves air, thermal, and acoustic environments
+ Reduces strain on infrastructure
+ Contributes to overall quality of life
In the US, buildings account for:
+ 70% of electricity consumption
+ 39% of energy use
+ 39% of all carbon dioxide emissions
+ 40% of raw material use
+ 30% of waste output (136 million tons annually)
+ 12% of potable water consumption
We believe in the environment and we believe in the success of our tenants. The decision to pursue LEED Certification is in the best interests of our tenant, their staff and the environment. Going green protects the environment and will reduce these numbers significantly in years to come.
For More information on LEED, please visit www.usgbc.org.
+ 70% of electricity consumption
+ 39% of energy use
+ 39% of all carbon dioxide emissions
+ 40% of raw material use
+ 30% of waste output (136 million tons annually)
+ 12% of potable water consumption
We believe in the environment and we believe in the success of our tenants. The decision to pursue LEED Certification is in the best interests of our tenant, their staff and the environment. Going green protects the environment and will reduce these numbers significantly in years to come.
For More information on LEED, please visit www.usgbc.org.
ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED BUILDING
ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices. Commercial buildings that have earned the ENERGY STAR use on average 35% less energy than typical similar buildings and generate one-third less carbon
dioxide.
88 Kearny has been an Energy Star rated building for eight consecutive years. Our current rating is 88.
WASTE MANAGEMENT
By implementing a commingled recycling program and composting program at the building in 2008, we have been able to successfully divert 79% of the building’s waste from landfills (previously we were only able to divert 50% in 2007).
CO-MINGLED RECYCLING
Instead of having to sort office paper, bottles and cans into separate containers, the recycling program combines all items into the same container.
The following items can be placed in the container:
Post-It Notes
Newspaper, Magazines, Catalogs
Envelopes, File Folders
Aluminum/Tin Beverage Cans
Plastic Soda/Water Bottles
Glass Bottles and Jars
Corrugated Cardboard
COMPOSTING
The building provides green bins to each office for composting. Compostable materials should be disposed in this bin (i.e. soiled paper plates and cups, food waste, flowers). Hand towels in all restrooms are also composted.
ELECTRONICS RECYCLING
88 Kearny has an electronics recycling kiosk located in the mailroom in the basement level. The kiosk recycles toner cartridges, DVDs/CDs, Cell Phones, CFLs.
We also provide monthly free e-waste events on the first Thursday of each month. Please find additional E-Waste information at Green Citizen.
The building provides free small recycling blue bins for each desk and green composting bins for each kitchen. Please contact Property Management for more information.
