SAN DIEGO, CA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Irvine Company today announced that two of its premier San Diego properties have been awarded prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifications, a designation reserved for the highest performing, most sustainable buildings. 101 W. Broadway (top left photo) a 20-story office building in downtown San Diego, and La Jolla Centre (middle right photo), a two-building office complex in La Jolla-University Towne Centre, received LEED certifications from the Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Green Building Council.
101 W. Broadway earned the highest level of certification attainable—LEED Platinum—in the Existing Buildings: Operations and Management category, which scores buildings on water and energy efficiency, waste management, sustainable purchasing, temperature monitoring, commuting programs, environmentally friendly cleaning and other criteria.
To earn LEED Platinum certification, buildings have to score 80 or higher out of a possible 110 points, including bonus points.
101 W. Broadway is only the second existing office building in San Diego to earn LEED Platinum and is among just a select number of buildings nationally with the honor, according to the U.S. Green Building Council.
Built in 1982, 101 W. Broadway is among even fewer from its era to hold LEED Platinum status. It is the second Irvine Company Office Properties building to earn LEED Platinum certification after Hyatt Center in downtown Chicago.
La Jolla Centre earned LEED Silver certification in the Existing Buildings: Operations and Management category. For LEED Silver certification, buildings have to score 50 to 59 points out of a possible 110 points.
Built in 1986 and 1989, La Jolla Centre joins Irvine Company Office Properties’ Symphony Towers in downtown San Diego with LEED Silver certification.
“These certifications are an honor and speak to the quality of operations at 101 W. Broadway and La Jolla Centre,” said John Turner, San Diego regional vice president of Irvine Company Office Properties.
“The certifications were made possible by our customers, cleaning and maintenance staff and the building management teams. We are pleased that our customers can share in the operating benefits associated with being in sustainable buildings.”
Contacts
Irvine Company
Erin Freeman, 949-720-2587
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