Liberty Property Trust Receives Leed Gold Certification for its Butler Plaza III Building in Jacksonville, FL

JACKSONVILLE, FL--- Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LRY), the real estate investment trust that owns and manages nearly 2.5 million square feet of office and industrial properties in Jacksonville,  has earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its Butler Plaza III building (top left photo)  in Jacksonville.

“We originally designed Butler Plaza III to achieve LEED Silver certification knowing that this project would have a competitive advantage over other comparable Class A space in the market,” said Mike Heise, (bottom  right photo) vice president and city manager at Liberty. “LEED certified buildings are attractive to occupants due to lower operating expenses and a more productive work environment provided by the sustainable design and operating elements.”

LEED is the USGBC’s leading measurement rating system for designing and constructing the world’s greenest, most energy efficient, and high performing buildings. LEED Gold certification of the Butler Plaza III building was based on a number of green design and construction features that positively impact the project itself.

These features include: enhanced daylight views, use of FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified woods, waterless urinals, low-flow shower heads and sensor faucets, high energy-efficient HVAC equipment with special filters and carbon dioxide monitors, a highly reflective TPO roof membrane, as well as low VOC (volatile organic compounds) emitting paints, carpet and adhesives.

Butler Plaza III marks the company’s second LEED certified development project in Jacksonville and it is the fifth LEED building to open in the state. Liberty now has more than 230,000 square feet of LEED certified office space in Jacksonville.

Earlier this year Liberty was presented with “Developer of the Year” award and “Sustainable Project of the Year” award from the Northeast Florida Chapter of National Association of Industrial Office Properties (NAIOP) for the building. Butler Plaza III is Liberty’s third and final development in Butler Plaza, a master planned park featuring 240,0000 square feet of space conveniently located on the corner of J. Turner Butler Boulevard and Belfort Road with immediate access to I-95, restaurants, hotels, banks and shopping venues.

General Inquiries: Mike Heise, Liberty Property Trust, 904/ 281-5454

Media Contact: Margo Hunt Winans, a.s.a.p.r., 757/404-8653