Quest Resource Holding Corporation, The Colony, Texas, announced that it has helped Granite Properties (www.graniteprop.com), Plano, Texas, a commercial real estate investment and management company with over 20 million square feet of commercial real estate, in achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) recertification for Granite Park One in Plano, Texas. It is Quest's 65th LEED certification.Quest helped the 264,000 square feet Class A property achieve LEED silver recertification under LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance v3. This includes a waste management program that has been in place with annual goals to increase waste diversion for ongoing consumables and durable goods.
"LEED continues to be the most widely recognized and used green building program across the country," says Quest CEO, Ray Hatch. "We are pleased to be a part of the Granite Team in helping them achieve their latest LEED recertification."
The LEED project team, comprised of both Granite and Quest, implemented various green building strategies resulting in project highlights such as:
- waste management—during the performance period, tenants diverted over 57 percent (156,405 lbs.) of waste and recycled 100 percent of all durable goods and electronics.
- water performance—granite uses low-flow water fixtures throughout the building resulting in a 20 percent reduction in indoor water consumption. The 20 percent water use reduction is in addition to the over 20 percent water reduction accomplished in the initial certification.
- energy performance—building achieved a prestigious Energy Star rating of 96, which means it is in the top 5 percent of the most efficient buildings in the country. Greenhouse gas emissions were drastically reduced. In addition to the aggressive energy efficiency improvement programs for the site, Granite Park I chose to offset 25 percent of electricity emissions by purchasing Renewable Energy Credits. Main lighting fixtures were upgraded to the most efficient T8, 28 watt super-efficient lamps. Air handling units were upgraded to allow for airflow optimization.
- indoor environmental quality—each project now implements a wide range of green cleaning and integrated pest management practices resulting in improved air quality for building occupants and guests. All Air Handler Units are operated and maintained using the strictest requirements of ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007, Ventilation for Acceptable Air Quality.
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