FREE Electronic Recycling in conjunction with Uptown Park - SAVE THE DATES: Save the dates ! Free Electronic Recycling in Uptown Is your office stockpiling old computers, printers and other electronics that need to be recycled? Mark your calendars! March 7th & 8th June 6th & 7th September 12th & 13th December 5th & 6th Uptown Houston and TechnoCycle will host a FREE Districtwide electronic recycling drive! TechnoCycle will pick up your old electronics, tag it, erase it and recycle it! Schedule a pick-up, contact Veronica Harford at 832-420-5708 or email her at veronica.harford@technocycle.com. You must have a reservation to participate! TechnoCycle ensures that data is properly erased and that all electronic materials stay out of domestic and international landfills. More information about TechnoCycle can be found at technocycle.com. (Please be advised this alert will end on December 15, 2012)
GREEN TIP FOR THE MONTH OF MAY: When replacing that burned out light, look for lights that are ENERGY STAR rated. The EPA estimates that if every American home replaced just ONE light with a light that’s earned ENERGY STAR, we would save enough energy to light 3 million homes for a year; save about $600 million in annual energy costs; and, prevent 9 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions annually, which is the equivalent of 800,000 cars off the road! For an even greater impact, remember to turn that light off when you don’t need it! (Please be advised this alert will end on May 30, 2012)
FIVE POST OAK PARK RECEIVED SILVER LEED CERTIFICATION: NEWS RELEASE For more information contact: Andrew Neilly Gallen.Neilly & Associates 925.930.9848 andrew@gallen.com Five Post Oak Park in Houston Receives LEED-EB Silver Certification Houston, TX – April 27, 2012 – Shorenstein Properties LLC announced that Five Post Oak Park, a 28-story office tower in the city’s desirable Galleria submarket has received LEED Silver certification for Existing Building Operations and Maintenance (EBOM) from the U.S. Green Building Council. This is the eleventh property owned and managed by Shorenstein to successfully achieve LEED certification at the Silver level or higher in the last three years. LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance addresses whole-building cleaning and maintenance issues (including chemical use), recycling programs, exterior maintenance programs, and systems upgrades. The system helps building owners and operators measure operations, improvements and maintenance on a consistent scale, with the goal of maximizing operational efficiency while minimizing environmental impacts. Built in 1982, the 567,192 square foot Five Post Oak Park is located on 3.6 acres in the Galleria submarket, inside the I-610 West Loop. The property is a key feature of the 43-acre Post Oak Park business complex, which includes a wooded, landscaped park, upscale retail, and the luxury St. Regis Hotel. The building is close to affluent high-density residential neighborhoods including River Oaks and Tanglewood. In addition to analyzing its existing portfolio and benchmarking against LEED and other standards, where practical, Shorenstein has a goal of meeting, at minimum, LEED Gold certification guidelines for all future construction projects. Shorenstein’s commitment to sustainability also extends beyond its LEED program. The firm is a partner in EPA’s ENERGY STAR® program and 80 percent of the company’s portfolio has either qualified for the ENERGY STAR® label or is pending approval. For the past several years, the company has been a participant in the Environmental Defense Fund’s Climate Corps Initiative. Climate Corps is a nationwide program dedicated to supporting businesses’ pursuit of energy efficiency in their buildings and headquarters. Shorenstein is also constantly assessing new programs and industry best practices in energy efficiency and sustainability. ### About Shorenstein Properties LLC: San Francisco-based Shorenstein Properties LLC (www.shorenstein.com) is one of the oldest and most successful private real estate investment companies active throughout the United States in the acquisition, development, ownership and management of office and mixed-use properties. Since it’s beginning in 1924, the company has evolved from a regional real estate operating company to an active national investor and manager of commingled institutional capital. Shorenstein provides asset management, leasing, property management and construction services to the properties in its portfolio through its wholly owned property services affiliate, Shorenstein Realty Services. (Please be advised this alert will end on June 30, 2012)
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