CLEVELAND, Aug. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Forest City Realty
Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FCEA) today announced three significant
sustainability recognitions from prominent organizations. Along
with other real estate companies committed to green development and
management, Forest City was named a:
- LEED Power Builder by the U.S. Green Building Council
- Green Lease Leader by The Institute for Market Transformation
(IMT) and The DOE's Better Buildings Alliance
- ENERGY STAR Charter Tenant Space recognition by the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE)
"Sustainability has always been top-of-mind for our associates,
and we're incredibly proud of both their commitment and their
ability to deliver results," said David
LaRue, chief executive officer, Forest City. "These
recognitions reflect the hard work of our people at our properties,
regional offices and headquarters, and we sincerely thank them for
their efforts."
LEED Power Builder
Forest City was chosen as a one of
18 Power Builders by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as a
part of the 2017 LEED Homes Awards, an annual campaign honoring
projects, architects, developers, and homebuilders who are leaders
and innovators in the residential green building market.
LEED Homes Power Builders are an elite group of developers and
builders that have exhibited an outstanding commitment to LEED and
the green building movement within the residential sector. Forest
City's standards for development and management reflect
recommendations LEED has established for the real estate
industry.
Green Lease Leaders
Forest City and 10 other companies
earned Gold landlord recognitions as part of the Green Lease
Leaders program, which recognizes innovative companies and real
estate practitioners who manage high-performance buildings through
energy efficiency and sustainability.
Forest City includes sustainability-related language in tenant
leases as part of the company's holistic approach to managing
environmental, social and governance issues.
ENERGY STAR Charter Tenant Space recognition
Forest
City was one of nearly 50 organizations to be recognized as part of
ENERGY STAR's Charter Tenant Space program, which was designed to
strengthen landlord-tenant relationships and shared commitment to
energy efficiency.
As a tenant at Key Tower in Cleveland,
Ohio, Forest City participated in a 10-month pilot program
with ENERGY STAR, documenting the design and build-out of its new
headquarters space, and providing input that will be used to
fine-tune the Tenant Space recognition program.
About Forest City
Forest City Realty Trust,
Inc. is an NYSE-listed national real estate company
with $7.9 billion in consolidated assets. The company is
principally engaged in the ownership, development, management and
acquisition of office, apartment and mixed-use real estate
throughout the United States.
For more information, visit www.forestcity.net.
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