New Tishman Speyer Building Earns LEED Gold

Tishman Speyer, a real estate firm headquartered in New York City, has announced that its Two Alliance Center office building in Atlanta has been awarded the LEED Gold designation by the U.S. Green Building Council.

According to a company press release, the 30-story, 500,000-square-foot office building met sustainability objectives during construction, which was completed in July 2009. According to the firm, approximately 15 percent of materials used in construction were previously recycled. In addition, over 75 percent of the project's construction waste was recycled and therefore diverted from landfills. The company also says that approximately 25 percent of construction materials were extracted or manufactured within 500 miles of the project site, thereby reducing the environmental impact from transportation.

In addition, the company has instituted sustainable design elements that will result in more than 20 percent savings in ongoing energy cost and reduced water use of more than 40 percent.

"In today's commercial real estate market, developers are being challenged by the community at large to build in ways that do the least possible damage to the environment,” says Tishman Speyer President and Co-CEO Rob Speyer. “Likewise, many commercial tenants have high expectations and want to do business with landlords who are responsible in the way they use energy and otherwise operate their properties. We take those expectations seriously, and will continue to look for ways to achieve maximum sustainability in the buildings we develop, own and manage."