Parmenter Named to BOMA`s Top 5 Companies

Parmenter Named to BOMA’s Top 5 Companies
Commercial Real Estate Investment Firm Continues Corporate Commitment to Sustainability
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armenter Realty Partners was named by BOMA International to the top five companies nationwide to have reached BOMA 360 status (April 2012). The Building Owners and Managers
Association International (BOMA) designed the program to recognize commercial properties that
execute best practices in overall building operations and management, including sustainability. Of the
firm’s 33 assets, 21 have achieved BOMA 360 recognition with the remaining structures pending or
in progress of obtaining the accolade. This recognition is a major milestone in a series of sustainability efforts taken by Parmenter in our corporate commitment to developing a sustainable portfolio. In
celebration of these achievements and Earth Day, the following charts and figures illustrate some
noteworthy achievements of our firm in recent years.
CBRE
#1
BROOKFIELD
#2
PIEDMONT
#3
PARMENTER
#4
HINES
#5
81%
of our buildings are BOMA 360
Certified or are pending
certification. The remaining
assets are in progress of
obtaining BOMA 360 status.
When BOMA named its top ten
companies, Parmenter found
itself in the top 5 alongside of
real estate giants such as CBRE,
Brookfield Properties, and
Piedmont Office Realty Trust.
Parmenter beat out several others
in the rankings, to include
Cushman & Wakefield and
Hines. With 100’s of billions of
dollars of assets under management by our competition,
Parmenter was proud to be
ranked in the top 5 by a count of
buildings!
We are proud to note that as a
percentage of our portfolio this
accomplishment is a major
milestone in our continued
dedication to sustainability,
creating better places to work,
and better assets in which to
invest.
Source: www.boma.org
PARMENTER AWARDWINNING BUILDINGS
41 TOBY Awards Since 1999
LEED
.
In addition to the TOBY
Awards featured here,
Parmenter also has 6 LEED
Certified Buildings.
29 Local
9 Regional
3 International
Find Out More About LEED from the US Green Building Council at usgbc.org/leed
Find out about The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) Awards at tobyawards.org
More information about Parmenter’s sustainable practices and investments is available at www.parmco.com/parmenter/sustainability.html
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armenter continues our corporate commitment to developing a sustainable portfolio, and the
BOMA Top 5 achievement goes alongside of recognition from the U.S. Green Building Council,
Energy Star, and other BOMA achievements.
Steve Harrison, Parmenter’s Vice President of Facilities and Sustainability, has been dedicated to our
firm’s efforts for more than a decade. “This type of recognition supports what we’ve been doing in our
buildings since the mid-80’s. It started with recycling, then energy and water conservation, and now
we focus on comprehensive, full-circle sustainability,” Harrison said.
Parmenter’s Chief Operating Officer, Andrew Weiss commented, “We’re grateful to our property
managers and engineers who make these accomplishments possible.”
We have corporate policies in place to
ensure that our contractors only use
environmentally friendly cleaning
products
We replace older lighting
with the most energy
efficient lighting available
We use electronic ballast,
T-5 bulbs, and LEDs in
our properties as well as
motion and UV light
switches to turn off lights
when they are not needed
HOW DO WE DO IT?
A Firm with Bigger, Brighter Ideas
We use native or adaptive
plantings to minimize
pesticide use and irrigation
waste
We utilize sophisticated Energy
Management Systems that manage
the HVAC systems, lighting, and other
areas to reduce the consumption of
electricity
PARMENTER REALTY PARTNERS
We replace outdated 24/7 water
heaters in our buildings with
new instant water heaters that
consume power on-demand
We provide preferred parking
for fuel efficient vehicles and
encourage the use of bicycles,
mass transit, & carpooling
We participate in WaterSense, a
program sponsored by the EPA to
utilize water-efficient technology
in restrooms and sinks to ensure
water conservation and reduce
operating costs
More information about Parmenter’s sustainable practices and investments is available at www.parmco.com/parmenter/sustainability.html