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Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal — February 24 - March 15, 2012 — 31
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Gerard Hazel of Sustainable Systems LLC provides consulting services on project Mack-Cali announces Liberty Corner Corporate Center achieves LEED Silver Certification
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ERNARDS TOWN- SHIP, NJ — Mack-Cali Realty Corporation an-
– recycling programs, exterior maintenance programs, and system upgrades. It is the only LEED rating system under which projects can demon- strate actual energy efficiency and sustainable operations performance metrics. Highlights of the building’s sustainability achievements include: • An ENERGY STAR rat- ing of 95, which places the building in the top 5 percent of similar buildings in terms of energy efficiency • Use of highly efficient plumbing fixtures providing water savings of 23 percent • Improvements to the building’s irrigation system provide a 66 percent reduction in water use for irrigation, as well as the installation of a
•AGreen Cleaning Program has been implemented as part of a comprehensive build- ing-wide Indoor Air Quality Program Gerard Hazel of Sustainable Systems LLC provided consult- ing services on the project. Mitchell E. Hersh, Mack-Cali president and chief executive officer, commented, “We are very proud to have achieved this important designation at 106 Allen Road, which en- hances the institutional quality of this class A building. Today, businesses and government agencies are more environmen- tally conscious and are looking specifically for office properties that are energy efficient and more sustainable, with a goal of reducing their overall carbon footprint.” ■ environmental issues as- sociated with hazardous substance discharges. The firm also provides land use management and planning, ecological assessments and restoration services, as well as permitting and compli- ance/monitoring services for ongoing industrial and com- mercial operations. ELM currently employs a staff of 55 people and is headquartered in Princeton with offices in NewYork City, Boonton NJ, Holicong PA and Bethlehem, PA. ■ Fisher said “It is impor- tant for us as a firm to continue to provide growth opportunities for our key people, and this is part of the ongoing process to pro- vide such opportunities”. with Brownfields redevelop- ment, and project manage- ment services for complex
nounced that Liberty Corner Corporate Center, 106 Al- len Road in Bernards Twp. has been awarded LEED-EB: OM 2009 Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). 106 Allen Rd. is the second multi-ten- anted building in New Jersey to achieve this prestigious award. The LEED-EB:OM 2009 (“Leadership in Energy & En- vironmental Design – Existing Buildings: Operation & Main- tenance”) certification recog- nizes maximized operational efficiency withminimized envi- ronmental impact. It addresses cleaning and maintenance is- sues – including chemical use HAMILTON, NJ — Hartz Mountain Industries has begun producing power at its Hartz Solar Hamilton facil- ity, an 8.5 Megawatt (MW) ground-based solar array in Hamilton, NJ. Completed in December of 2011, the first ground based solar array by the developer is comprised of over 30,000 solar modules, making it one of the largest solar power sys- tems delivering power in New Jersey and solidifying Hartz Mountain’s position as a lead- ing solar power producer in the state. “The impetus for Hartz to develop the ground array was the economic and envi- ronmental benefits that stem from the investment in solar energy, including jobs, re- duced air pollution, and long term energy security ” said Emanuel Stern, president and COO of Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc. “I applaud the Christie Administration and the New Jersey Legislature for continuing to make New Jersey a national leader in solar energy.”
106 Allen Road in Bernards Township, NJ
dedicated meter to monitor ongoing performance • Recycling efforts resulting in a 55 percent diversion rate of recyclables from landfill of ongoing consumable waste and a 100 percent diversion rate of
durable goods from entering the waste stream • As part of the building’s Sustainable Purchasing Plan, mercury content of lighting has been substantially re- duced
Hartz Mountain continues green objectives by opening solar array
The ELM Group undergoes management buyout
PRINCETON, NJ — The ELM Group, Inc. (ELM), has undergone a manage- ment buyout of the founding principal and owner, Joseph Fallon. The remaining prin- cipals will continue leading the firm, where Mark Fisher and Peter Brussock, Ph.D. have assumed the role of managing partners. This action is the latest step in the long term transi- tion plan the firm has had in place for the past 10 years. Fisher said “It is important for us as a firm to continue to provide growth opportunities for our key people, and this is part of the ongoing process to provide such opportuni- ties”. Dr. Brussock added “and we now look forward to the challenges to continually improve our services for our expanding client base”. ELM is an award winning environmental engineering and consulting firm that specializes in environmental due diligence, site investiga- tions and remediation, along
The ground array is located in Hamilton Township near the intersection of the New
The Hartz Solar Hamilton facility comes on line fol- lowing its standard-setting
“The impetus for Hartz to develop the ground array was the economic and environmental benefits that stem from the investment in solar energy, including jobs, reduced air pollution, and long term energy security ” said Emanuel Stern
Jersey Turnpike and I-195. The plot of land is sixty-five acres of land previous zoned for residential development, thirty-four of which is used for solar. This ground array, combined with an existing roof-top solar portfolio atop 13 buildings, brings Hartz’s total installed solar generat- ing capacity to 17 MW. Hartz Mountain contracted withMadison, WI based RMT, Inc. to design and construct the array. RMT is a nationally recognized leader in the en- gineering and construction of renewable energy facilities. The ground array project was financed by TD Bank.
memorandum of understand- ing (MOU) with Environmen- tal Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce its carbon foot- print. The ground solar array should allow Hartz Mountain to nearly double the green- house gas emissions savings it has already achieved. Ac- cording to EPA, in 2011, Hartz reduced greenhouse gases by 12,574 MTCO2e (metric ton carbon dioxide equivalent). In layman’s terms, that’s a reduction equivalent to tak- ing 2,466 vehicles off the road per year or the carbon dioxide reduction equivalent to more than 1.4 million gallons of gas. ■
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