ENERGY CENTER I RECEIVES LEED-SILVER

Dallas-based Trammell Crow Co. and Des Moines, Iowa-based Principal Real Estate Investors have received LEED-Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for Energy Center I, a 332,000-square-foot office building located adjacent to Interstate 10 and Dairy Ashford in Houston. Completed in January 2008, the project is the largest speculative office building in Houston to receive LEED certification, as well as the first office building in Houston’s Energy Corridor to receive the designation. Sustainable features include high-efficiency chillers; a non-chemical, pulsed-power water treatment system; a CO2-based demand controlled ventilation system; the use of low-emitting adhesives and sealants; low-flow faucets and fixtures; a drip irrigation system; and the use of recycled and locally sourced construction materials during the build. Energy Center I is fully occupied by Foster Wheeler USA, which uses the building as its corporate headquarters. Construction is also advancing for Energy Center II, the second phase of the project. The project has been pre-certified to the LEED-Silver level, and is scheduled for completion in December. For more information see: www.houstonrealtyadvisors.com or www.houstonrealtyadvisors.net or www.edayres.com