CREJ - Property Management Quarterly - July 2017
The seventh annual Watts to Water awards ceremony, held during the Denver Metro BOMA June 2017 luncheon at the Denver Athletic Club, recognized outstanding buildings in the greater Denver metro area for superior achievement in the reduction of energy and water consumption. Watts to Water is a free metro wide recognition program dedicated to the reduction of energy and water consumption in the greater Denver metro area. Last year, Watts to Water members purchased 11.61 million kWh grid of electricity and saved 3.19 million kBtu of natural gas, 6.29 million kBtu of district steam and 517.49 million gallons of water. That’s enough electricity to power 1,074 homes for an entire year, enough steam and gas to heat 148 homes for one year, and enough water to run the average dishwasher more than 86 million times. Congratulations to the following 2016 Watts to Water winners! Most Efficient Building – Office: National Park Service, 12795 W. Alameda Pkwy • Owned by Gov Lakewood Properties Trust and managed by The RMR Group • Energy Star score of 98, and water use intensity of 0.015 kGal per square foot, or 4.78 kGal per person The National Park Service Building achieved the best combined performance of energy and water efficiency for office buildings in 2016. Greatest Improvement in Efficiency – Office: 1331 17th St. • Owned and managed by Zeller Realty Group • Energy Star score increased by 3 points. The building saved more than 1.16 million kBtu of electricity and more than 163,578 kBtu of natural gas. It also had an 11.32 percent energy reduction, reduced water use by 655,300 gallons, and saw a 24.11 percent water reduction. All of saving at 1331 17th St. were achieved with an increase in occupancy. Most Efficient Building – Medical Office: 9025 Grant St. • Owned by SNH Medical Office Properties Trust and managed by The RMR Group • Energy Star score of 91 and water use intensity of 10.56 kGal per sf 9025 Grant St. achieved the best combined performance of energy and water efficiency for medical office buildings in 2016. Most Efficient Building – Multifamily: Spire, 891 14th St. • Developed by Nichols Partnership and managed by Centennial Realty Advisors • Energy Star score of 86, and water use intensity of 10.56 gallons per sf Spire achieved the best combined performance for multifamily of energy and water efficiency for 2016. 2016 Visionary Award: Independence Plaza, 1050 17th St. • Owned by Independence Plaza Investment Group Inc., and managed by JLL • In 2016, the building saved 564,000 gallons of water (a 34 percent reduction from 2013 water-use levels) and nearly 5.5 million kBTUs of combined energy savings from 2013 levels, an 8.7 percent reduction. Building improvements include a cooling tower replacement, tenant cooling unit retrofits, plumbing retrofits, fountain work, elevator modernizations, LED retrofits, VFD installations, motor upgrades and steam demand reduction. Independence Plaza saw major reductions in water and energy savings from 2013 to 2016. In addition, Watts to Water recognized several other program participants who achieved 10 percent or more in energy or water savings from 2015 to 2016. Energy Super Savers • 410 17th Street – Callahan Management • 4600 South Syracuse Street – Cushman & Wakefield • 7301 Corporate Center – The RMR Group • Atrium II – Cushman & Wakefield • Mountain View Corporate Center IV – Westfield Property Services • Panorama Corporate Center IV – Everwest • Summit I – Cushman & Wakefield • Summit II – Cushman & Wakefield • Waterview IV – The RMR Group • Westmoor Building 7 – CBRE Water Super Savers • Atrium III – CBRE • The Citadel – Cushman & Wakefield • Granite Tower – Transwestern • Kittredge Building – Kittredge Properties Ltd. • One & Two Greenwood Plaza – Cushman & Wakefield Watts to Water is open to any 5,000-sf or larger office building, hotel or multifamily residence. It is sponsored by Denver Metro BOMA, Ampajen, dbmarketing and the city of Denver. Watts to Water offers participants free sustainability training, tips and advice on how to best use Energy Star Portfolio Manager.