Earning LEED® for Existing Buildings
Unico is LEED-certifying buildings across our portfolios, requiring high performance
in operations and maintenance. Unico has achieved 13 LEED®-EB (Existing Buildings)
certifications from the U.S. Green Building Council covering over four million square
feet of commercial office space. In 2011, 90 percent of our LEED-certifiable portfolio
will be completed. 100 Pine in San Francisco earned Unico’s first LEED®-EB
certification and also became the first multi-tenant, Class-A office building to
receive such designation in California -- and only the second on the West Coast.
“Unico’s leadership in earning LEED for Existing Building certification at 100 Pine Street is particularly noteworthy because certifying multi-tenant buildings represents a rather challenging endeavor. LEED for Existing Buildings is an important emerging trend, as nearly 40 percent of the carbon emissions are generated by buildings, and existing buildings represent more than 95 percent of the building stock. I’m impressed with the dedication of the Unico’s management and ownership teams to achieve LEED-EB certification, and look forward to many more to come”.
Dan Geiger
Executive Director / USGBC-Northern California Chapter
San Francisco, California
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Developing with a LEEDing Strategy
Unico’s strategy is to develop responsibly and start by choosing urban
in-fill sustainable sites. All developments must pursue LEED certification, which
includes utilizing natural daylight, recycling existing building materials in new
construction, using sustainable construction products, and design efficient energy
and water systems.
Unico is selectively developing and redeveloping office, medical office, multifamily, and mixed use properties in major western cities and urban neighborhoods in the Pacific Northwest.
2006
The Cobb Apartments in Seattle, a redevelopment of a historical 1910 medical office
building into 91 luxury, in-city apartments, received a LEED-NC (New Construction)
Silver rating.
2007
Unico developed Allenmore Medical Building C in Tacoma, Wash. and this building
received a LEED-NC Silver certification.
2008
Unico recently developed two properties in the Pearl District in Portland, Ore.
– both of which achieved LEED Gold certifications. Asa Flats + Lofts (LEED-NC) is
a 231-unit apartment and loft development with street level retail space. THE LOVEJOY
(LEED-CI for Core & Shell), a 80,000 square foot, Class-A office building with a
ground level Safeway grocery.
2010
George F. Russell, Jr. Hall (Russell Hall) is Unico’s newest development in
Seattle’s University District. This mixed-use development with office, retail, and
apartment spaces received LEED Gold-Certification. An innovative
rain garden on the building roof top helped secure the LEED Gold label without requiring
any additional development costs.
Our Department of Sustainability keeps green and sustainable initiatives a top priority at Unico. To speak to our Sustainability team, zip an email to Margot Crosman, Director of Sustainability or Brett Phillips, Sustainability Project Manager.
