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Materials & Resources

MR pre-requisite 1:  Sustainable Purchasing Policy – 100 North Tampa created and implemented a sustainable purchasing policy encouraging tenants to purchase sustainable, environmentally-friendly products. Go Green

MR pre-requisite 2:  Solid Waste Management Policy – 100 North Tampa created and implemented a recycling program for ongoing consumables + durable goods, including:  paper, cardboard, glass, plastic, aluminum, toner cartridges, light bulbs, batteries, monitors, printers, tv’s, fax machines, furniture and metals!

During the performance period (3/1/09 – 5/31/09), the total amount of ongoing consumable waste generate was 311,165 pounds, 228,905 pounds (74%) was recycled:

• 86,074 pounds of paper
• 126,289 pounds of shredded paper
• 11,856 pounds of Cardboard
• 340 pounds of Aluminum
• 2,426 pounds of Glass
• 145 pounds of Plastic
• 1,775 pounds of toner cartridge

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MR Credit 3:  Sustainable Purchasing – Facility Alterations + Additions – 100 North Tampa purchases at least 50% sustainable materials for facility alterations and additions.  Management agrees with contractors to adhere and provide required documentation.

MR Credits 4.1-4.2:  Sustainable Purchasing – Reduced Mercury in Lamps - 100 North Tampa put a light bulb purchasing plan in place to phase out light bulbs with high mercury content.  CLW Real Estate Services Group (Property Management Co.) goal is to purchase longer lasting, less wattage, lower mercury containing light bulbs to reduce the negative affect on the environment. Go Green.

MR Credit 6: Solid Waste Management – Waste Stream Audit – 100 North Tampa audited ongoing consumable trash to understand the types of “waste” being thrown away.  CLW estimates 30% of “waste” is recyclable material.  CLW then walked individual workstations and wrote notes to those who were not recycling improperly.

MR Credit 7.1-7.2:  Solid Waste Management – Ongoing Consumables – 100 North Tampa’s goal is to recycle at least 50% of ongoing consumables.  Currently 100 North Tampa recycles about 74% of their ongoing consumables.

MR Credit 8:  Solid Waste Management – Durable Goods – 100 North Tampa recycles, reuses or donates every durable good our tenants no longer want/need.  This includes:  printers, monitors, TV’s, VCR’s, fax machines, tables, chairs, desks, etc.

MR Credit 9:  Solid Waste Management – Facility Alterations + Additions – 100 North Tampa’s goal is to recycle at least 70% of facility alterations and additions (build-out work).  This is agreed upon in the contract with whomever is conducting the work.

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Bryan Lauer, LEED AP

Sustainable Services

813.349.8550

The following LEED (EBOM) Case Study will briefly discuss the LEED pre-requisites and credits 100 North Tampa is attempting to submit to the USGBC.  The LEED case study will be broken down into the 6 LEED categories.  Currently we are at the end of our performance period tying up loose ends before application submission.  The LEED (EBOM) process has been a huge success and saving the building money.

Sustainable Sites (SS)

SS Credit 2:  Bldg. Exterior & Hardscape Management Plan - All exterior products used at 100 North Tampa are considered environmentally friendly.  This benefits the environment and reduces harmful chemicals brought on site.

SS Credit 3:  Integrated Pest Management, Erosion Control & Landscape Management – No chemicals are used in pest control and landscaping products.  All products are environmentally friendly benefiting the outdoor environment and reduces harmful chemicals brought on site.

SS Credit 7:  Heat Island Reduction – Non-Roof -100 North Tampa has 14 floors of parking garage space within the buildings site totaling 1.2 spaces per 1,000 square feet.

Water Efficiency (WE)

WE pre-requisite 1:  Minimum Indoor Plumbing Fixture & Fitting Efficiency – 100 North Tampa retrofit toilets, faucets and shower heads with high-efficiency, low-flow products creating an estimated water savings of 1.5Million Gallons per Year saving $12,000/year in water costs!

WE Credit 1.1:  Whole Building Metering – 100 North Tampa has 3 meters which total the entire water usage allowing Management to track water usage patterns. Go Green!

WE Credit 1.2:  Water Performance Measurement – 100 North Tampa has 5 submeters to hone in on how much water each end use is using allowing to develop strategies on ways to reduce the water usage.  1 of our meters tracks the amount of condensate water we capture in our cooling tower that is re-used back into the cooling tower saving an estimate 1.6 Million Gallons/Year!

WE Credits 2.1-2.3:  Indoor Plumbing Fixture & Fitting Efficiency- 10-30% Reduction – 100 North Tampa saves 38% of water compared to the LEED (EBOM) Baseline!  The plumbing fixture & fitting retrofit is how we did this. Go Green.

WE Credits 3.1-3.3:  Water Efficient Landscape – 50-100% Reduction – 100 North Tampa shut down our irrigation system because our landscape consists of native and adaptive plants which are well establish.

WE Credit 4.1:  Cooling Tower Water Management - 100 North Tampa collects condensate water (saving estimate of 1.6 Million Gallons/Year), uses water softener (saving an estimated 1.3 Million Gallons/year) and a TRASAR 3D system to monitor the water’s conductivity for optimal conditions.

Go Green!  Let me help you LEED Certify your building.  Bryan Lauer, LEED AP.  813.349.8550

Other categories to Come…