Vornado Realty Trust
Vornado Realty Trust
New York, New York
LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance
Project Summary
Occupancy: Office and retail space
Building Area: Varies by building
Status: Existing High Rise Buildings
Owner: Vornado Realty Trust
Vornado Realty Trust is one of the largest owners and managers of commercial real estate in the United States with their Manhattan portfolio consisting of approximately 22 million square feet in over 50 properties. Consistent with Vornado’s sustainability goals, the NY office has embarked on several ambitious sustainability efficiency programs and projects. The cornerstones of their efforts are energy efficiency projects and LEED certification efforts. Vornado is currently working to certify its existing buildings under the LEED EB O&M rating system. To successfully manage LEED efforts, Vornado has organized teams within each building to identify cost-effective opportunities to make the portfolio more sustainable and to reduce its carbon footprint.
The following five Vornado New York properties were awarded LEED EB Silver in 2011:
2 Penn Plaza
11 Penn Plaza
909 Third Avenue
1290 Avenue of the Americas
1740 Broadway
The following five Vornado New York properties were awarded LEED EB certification in 2010.
150 East 58th Street: LEED Certified
330 Madison Avenue: LEED Certified
640 Fifth Avenue: LEED Certified
770 Broadway: LEED Silver
One Penn Plaza: LEED Certified
To establish a baseline for their energy efficiency efforts, Vornado has benchmarked each of their major office buildings in the NY office portfolio using the EPA’s Energy Star Portfolio Manager tool. In 2009, Vornado rolled out its Energy Information Portal (EIP). The EIP is a web-based tool through which submetered tenants will have access to their electricity bill and their energy usage profiles and data. This tool helps tenants identify and change wasteful energy practices within tenant spaces, lower electricity costs and become more energy efficient.
Vornado believes that sustainable building operations and maintenance is not only an environmental imperative, but good business. Their goal is to be a leader in sustainability by creating a corporate culture that integrates principles of environmental responsibility and sustainable growth into business practices, planning and relationships.
