Accomplishing a LEED Designation

Presented by, Jodi Talentino, RPAProperty Manager

Constellation Place, LLC / JMB Realty Corp.

BOMA LEED and Beyond Seminar

June 9, 2009

Case Study

MGM Tower10250 Constellation Blvd.Los Angeles, California

Building Information• Class A, 775,037 rentable square foot, 35-story

office building• Construction completed 2003• Situated on six acres at the western edge of

Century City• 98.6% leased• Occupied by 27 tenants• 27 single-tenant floors and 8 multi-tenant floors• Prestigious tenant roster includes Metro-Goldwyn

Mayer Inc., International Creative Management (ICM), International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), Barclays Capital, The Royal Bank of Scotland

LEED EB Certification Process

• Feasibility Study performed in May 2007

• Certification Process began in July 2007

• Certification Process completed in March 2008

• LEED EB Silver certification received in June 2008

• MGM Tower is the first office building in Los Angeles to achieve the LEED EB certification!

Budget

• LEED EB Feasibility Study/Report $ 29,206• LEED EC Certification – Consultant $ 91,300• Retro Cx Services $124,000• Roof Deck Coating $ 53,454• Renewable Energy Certificates $ 12,264• Recycle Receptacles $ 5,754• Coreless Toilet Tissue Adapters $ 2,825• Tail Pack Vacuums $ 3,406• LEED EB Certification Fee $ 12,500• Miscellaneous $ 7,100

Total $ 341,809($0.44/psf)

Certification Process

• Neogard Elasta-Gard roof system to deflect heat from the building

• Restroom aerator replacement w/lower GPM aerator

• 80% of the landscape irrigation system replaced with a drip system to reduce water usage and prevent run off

• Existing building commissioning• Energy Star rating – 91%• Purchase of renewable energy credits• Staff Education

Certification Process

• Building systems maintenance program • Material purchases and use of alternate

materials (high recycle content products, Energy Star equipment, water filtration system to replace plastic water bottles, low VOC paint products, coreless toilet paper)

• Extensive recycling program (desk side boxes, containers located in common areas, year round battery recycling program, quarterly electronic waste drives, lamp and ballast recycling, construction waste recycling)

• High MERV rating on HVAC filters to remove high levels of particulates and improve indoor air quality

Certification Process

• Construction IAQ Management Plan• Low Environmental Impact Cleaning Policy

(green products, chemical mixing station, equipment replacement, ongoing staff training)

• Landscaping – use of mulch in all planter beds to retain water by slowing evaporation and repel weeds and insects thereby reducing the need for chemicals

• Transportation Efforts – reserved spaces for carpool and vanpool riders as well as for green vehicles (hybrid and alternative fuel), bicycle racks located at two of the parking structure entrances, shower and locker room facilities for building occupants

Successes

• First LEED EB certified office building in Los Angeles!

• Reduced operating expenses– Lower utility usage– Lower trash hauling costs due to significant reduction

of solid waste/increase in quantity of recycle materials leaving the building

– Lower restroom paper supply costs

Successes

• Increased tenant participation in greening programs– Recycling– Installation of water filtration systems to reduce

plastic bottles– Energy conservation (lights, HVAC)

• Ongoing Greening Efforts

Challenges

• Time factor• Expense• Staff Participation

– Buy In• Tenant Participation

– Buy In – Dissemination of information to employees– Recycling Efforts– Construction Policies– Energy Conservation

• Substitution of Traditional Products– Lamps with reduced mercury content– Green cleaning products– Paint products – need for more than one coat with low and no

VOC products

Ongoing Greening Efforts

• Looking at any energy savings projects with a 3-4 year payback

• Analyzing energy efficiency of all major building systems (central plant, cooling tower, lighting, etc.)

• Staff Education – ongoing staff education• Tenant Education – promotion of MGM Tower’s

Greening Program/Efforts through the monthly tenant newsletter and annual Earth Day Event

Ongoing Greening EffortsSolar System Installation

completed December 2008

• 1,408 solar panels covering more than one acre

• 3rd largest solar panel field in Los Angeles

• System designed to generate 570,095 kwh annually, or enough energy to offset over 12% of annual energy usage and reduce daytime demand by up to 29% through the connected meter

Ongoing Greening Efforts

• Stairwell Lighting Fixture Retrofit –completed May 2009– Replacement of 204 fixtures with motion sensor activated

fixtures. One 15 watt lamp remains on at all times. Two other lamps are activated by the motion sensor. Payback period – approx. 3 years. LADWP Rebate - $7,230

• Lighting Control System – completed May 2009– Upgrade of existing lighting control system to control all

building lighting via preset schedules. After-hours requests are programmed through the after-hours HVAC/Lighting Control System. Payback period – approx. 1.5 years.

• Urinal Replacement – anticipate completion July 2009– Replacement of existing 1.5 GPF urinals with .5 GPF

urinals. LADWP Rebate - $250/urinal

Ongoing Greening Efforts

• Toilet Flush Valve Replacement – anticipate completion July 2009– Replacement of existing flush valves on toilets in

women’s restrooms with Sloan dual flush valves. Upward flush for liquid waste – 1 GPF / downward flush for solid waste – 1.6 GPF. LADWP Rebate – may qualify under the creative/custom rebate program

• Parking Structure Lighting Retrofit Project – anticipate completion August 2009– Replacement of existing flush valves on toilets in

women’s restrooms with Sloan dual flush valves. Upward flush for liquid waste – 1 GPF / downward flush for solid waste – 1.6 GPF. LADWP Rebate – may qualify under the creative/custom rebate program