50 CB Richard Ellis managed projects obtain LEED for Existing Building certification

According to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (CBRE), 50 projects in its U.S. management portfolio have obtained the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Existing Buildings (LEED) certification through the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The projects that have obtained the certification total more than 29 million s/f in 70 buildings, owned by 22 different investors and corporations throughout the country. The projects include such high profile buildings as One Beacon St. in Boston, 2000 Avenue of the Stars in Los Angeles, Accenture Tower in Minneapolis and Lincoln Plaza in Dallas. Additional LEED-EB certified buildings managed by CBRE within the greater Boston region include One Boston Place and 10 St. James Ave. in Boston and the Concord Rd. Corporate Center in Billerica. "We could not be more proud of CBRE's ever-growing portfolio of LEED certified projects. What better way to tackle our collective environmental challenges head-on than to start by retrofitting our existing building stock, ensuring better use of energy and fewer impacts to our natural resources," said Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair of the USGBC. CBRE manages more than 9% of all LEED-EB sites globally and nearly 13% of the total square footage of LEED-EB certified properties. As such, CBRE is one of the largest third-party managers of commercial buildings in the leading program for environmental sustainability.