COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Located near the University of Maryland, the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in College Park has become one of only four LEED Platinum certified hotels in the United States. During the renovation, which lasted from 2012 to 2015, management paid close attention to the hotels sustainability and energy efficiency.
JLL, a fortune 500 company that specializes in investment management and specialized real estate services, has reinforced its commitment to global sustainability and corporate citizenship. It has emphasized its focus on having a sustainable business plan, and has laid out its practices in their 2014 Global Sustainability Report titled, “Our Cities, Our Future.”
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health Corporation based in Woonsocket has released its eighth annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report, which outlines the company’s progress throughout its “Prescription for a Better World” strategy.
SEATTLE — The Bullitt Center in Seattle has become the first office building in the world to earn the Living Building Certification, a strict benchmark of sustainability in the built environment. The Bullitt Center confirmed the certification on April 1.
NEW YORK — Citi made a big promise last month to reduce the impact of climate change when it announced it would lend, invest and facilitate a total of $100 billion within the next 10 years to finance activities that will help the environment.
EWING, N.J. — Four school districts in New Jersey are on board to begin making sustainable improvements at their schools, with the guidance of a new certification program sponsored by a state nonprofit: Sustainable Jersey for Schools.
CHICAGO — JLL, a Chicago-based real estate investment management firm, has released its 2013 Sustainability Report, which provides a summary of the company’s performance against its sustainability areas. Those areas include energy and resources and green buildings.
NEW YORK — Sefaira, a developer of performance-based design software with offices in New York and London, has announced a building design contest to challenge architects to create innovative sustainable building designs.
IRVINE, Calif. — Sustainability is part of the culture and history of LPA Inc. With more than 100 LEED-designed projects, green buildings are an integral part of the firm. However, LEED is not the only marker of sustainable practices, said Dan Heinfeld, president of LPA.
WASHINGTON — The American Association of State Highways and Transportation Officials’ Center for Environmental Excellence recently released a report on how green practices have worked their way into the industry. The report, “Leaner and Greener: Sustainability at Work in Transportation,” was created through a partnership with the Federal Highways Administration and the Federal Transit Administration.
