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Jones Lang LaSalle's 1.3m s/f One Financial Ctr. receives LEED EB-O&M Silver

One Financial Center, a 46-story 1.3 million s/f first class office tower that is a prominent part of the Boston skyline, was recently awarded LEED EB-O&M Silver Certification by the US Green Building Council. Owned by a joint venture between an affiliate of Beacon Capital Partners, LLC and MetLife, Inc.,  it is Boston's third LEED Certified office building. The property is managed by an affiliate of Beacon Capital Partners, LLC with Jones Lang LaSalle Property Management acting as sub-agent. The leasing agent is Cushman & Wakefield. The green features at One Financial Center include: an EPA Energy Star Performance rating of 84; a 25% reduction in water usage; alternative means of transportation used by 88% of tenants; a comprehensive recycling program which diverts 60% of the total building waste from landfill and includes composting, sustainable landscaping, and a high performance green cleaning program. "We are already seeing tangible returns because of the certification," said Jones Lang LaSalle general manager Wendy Pierce. "Our commitment to best practices and tenant service has made this a resounding win-win." Pierce teams with assistant property manager Angela Morgan, operations manager William MacInnes and tenant coordinator Chris Wessen. One Financial Center was recently named Boston's Office Building of the Year by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) in the Over 1 million s/f Category. Jones Lang LaSalle's Property Management Group manages over 14 million square feet of commercial property throughout New England. As the largest property manager in the world, Jones Lang LaSalle manages an extensive range of assets for investors and owners globally.
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Weston & Sampson earns award from ACEC for Arlington DPW job

Arlington, MA Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc., has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 58th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA). The award comes for leading the renovation of the Arlington Department of Public Works (DPW) facility.
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The design-build advantage: Integrated interior design solutions - by Parker Snyder

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Massachusetts taxpayers dodged a bullet when the state Senate didn’t take up legislation passed by the House in the waning moments of the legislative session that would have made it easier for municipalities and state agencies to use union-only project labor agreements (PLAs) on construction projects.
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