Lower Manhattan Building Earns LEED Silver

 

Owned by Mack-Cali Realty Corp., the building earned certification for its maximized operational efficiency with minimized environmental impact. The certification addresses cleaning and maintenance issues – including chemical use – recycling programs, exterior maintenance programs, and system upgrades.

 

The building is also designated Energy Star, which places it in the top 15 percent of similar buildings in terms of energy efficiency.

 

Maintenance at 125 Broad Street includes the implementation of a metering program that helps to maintain optimum design efficiencies in the total expected annual energy consumption for the building.

 

Recycling efforts resulting in an over 50 percent diversion rate of recyclables from landfill of ongoing consumable waste and a 100 percent diversion rate of the durables entering the waste stream.

 

Additionally, the building has a green cleaning program, plumbing fixture upgrades, and the use of high efficiency air filters resulting in enhanced indoor air quality.

 

CodeGreen provided consulting services on the project.

 

"We are very proud to have achieved this important designation at 125 Broad Street, which enhances the institutional quality of this class A building,” said Mitchell Hersh, Mack-Cali president and CEO. “Today, businesses and government agencies are more environmentally conscious and are looking specifically for office properties that are energy efficient and more sustainable, with a goal of reducing their overall carbon footprint."

 

Mack-Cali Realty Corporation is a fully integrated, self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust providing management, leasing, development, construction and other tenant-related services for its class A real estate portfolio.

 

The company owns or has interests in 278 properties, primarily office and office/flex buildings located in the Northeast, totaling approximately 32.4 million square feet.