LEED Case Studies

1441 Main Street – In today’s market current and new building occupants, new hires, and many businesses are now looking to “green” their operations. The motivations to achieve this goal is to have and maintain a building that has the least possible impact on the earth’s resources and is a benefit to each tenant, occupant and employee associated with the 1441 Main building. …Read More

5444 Westheimer – In today’s market current and new building occupants, new hires, and many businesses are now looking to “green” their operations. The motivations to achieve this goal is to have and maintain a building that has the least possible impact on the earth’s resources and is a benefit to each tenant, occupant and employee associated with the 5444 Westheimer building. …Read More

1 Houston Center – In 2009, 1 Houston Center set their target to go after a LEED® Certification. After a formal gap analysis of future expenses and potential return on investment with savings, a goal was created to pursue certification. One year later they found themselves completing the final credits to submit for the certification level of Gold. This was no small task but the Property Management and Engineering Team really rolled up their sleeves, stepped up their effort and pushed forward on this project. The tenants are the real winners. To operate and function within a green building has many advantages. …Read More

Citgo - Eldridge Green – In today’s market current and new building occupants, new hires, and many businesses are now looking to “green” their operations. The motivations to achieve this goal is to have and maintain a building that has the least possible impact on the earth’s resources and is a benefit to each tenant, occupant and employee associated with the Citgo - Eldridge Green. …Read More

Phoenix Tower – Completed in 1984 and located adjacent to Greenway Plaza in suburban Houston between the central business district and The Galleria, Phoenix Tower is a 34-story tower clad in bands of silver and blue green reflective glass. The building contains 618,578 square feet of office space. Amenities include a nine-hole, Jack Nicklaus-designed putting green atop the garage roof, a conference center and a sandwich shop. The motivations to achieve a LEED® EB O&M Certification is to have and maintain a building that has the least possible impact on the earth’s resources and is a benefit to each tenant, occupant and employee associated with Phoenix Tower. …Read More

4 Houston Center – 4 Houston Center was completed in 1982 and occupies 2 city blocks and is bounded by McKinney, Austin, Lamar and San Jacinto Streets. The tower features 12 floors of Class A office space, four underground parking levels accommodating approximately 517 automobiles and a 190,000 square foot retail center. Net rentable area of building is 674,246 square feet. …Read More

First City Tower – First City Tower (FCT) is a premier Class A office building totaling 1,333,312 square feet originally constructed in 1981 located at 1001 Fannin Street in Houston’s Central Business District. The building’s owner, an affiliate of JMB Realty Corporation based in Chicago, wanted to reduce energy consumption and promote an environmentally friendly work place. …Read More