There`s a new bin in town

TENANT SPOTLIGHT
WINING, DINING AND LEISURE
Explore a world of pop culture near AMA Plaza
Head over to the Museum of
Broadcast Communications
(MCB) for a unique look
at American pop culture
through the history of radio
and television programming.
MCB moved from the
Chicago Cultural Center to
360 N. State Street, across
from AMA Plaza, in 2012.
The museum’s carefully
curated collection is one of
a kind. Interactive exhibits
display the stories and
meaning behind everything from historical news days
to reality TV, giving visitors a behind-the-scenes look at
production processes and cultural significance.
The National Radio Hall of Fame is on the building’s second
floor. The gallery honors those who have contributed to
the development of the radio medium through its history
in the United States. The hall of fame inducted seven new
members last November, including Chicago’s legendary
broadcast duo, Steve Dahl and Garry Meier. Last year’s
induction gala also drew big-name presenters, including
Larry King and Reba McEntire.
In celebration of its host city, MBC dedicated a section of
the museum to Chicago sports, and prominently displays
set pieces and props from local children’s shows, including
the “Bozo” franchise. These locally focused exhibits give
visitors a look at how programming changed between the
early years of broadcast communications and the sights and
sounds familiar to today’s Chicagoans.
The museum also hosts special red carpet events to
celebrate television and radio celebrities. Betty White,
Dick Wolf and Jon Provost (Timmy from the classic show,
“Lassie”) were a few of the featured guests from the past
year. Tickets to MBC special events are available for
purchase through the museum, with discounts available for
museum members.
The museum is open to visitors Tuesday through Saturday,
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. General admission for adults is $12,
with reduced prices for seniors and children. Group tours are
also available with advance notice. 
BBB: Protecting Chicago consumers, businesses
When the Better Business Bureau opened
its doors in Minneapolis in 1912, “phishing”
was something that was still done from piers
and “malware” was decades away from being
used in everyday language. In fact, con
artists at the time primarily lured unwitting
consumers through means that would be
considered downright conventional by today’s standards.
“The Better Business Bureau system was invented
because most newspaper ads in the 1900s were either
false or misleading,” says Steve Bernas, president of the
Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Chicago. “We’ve come
a long way since then, but our priority remains the same:
protecting the public from bad apples.”
The BBB opened its first office in the Twin Cities in 1912,
and launched its Windy City operations 14 years later.
Nearly a century after that, the BBB continues to take a
deep dive into advertising – much of it online – while also
serving as a clearinghouse for complaints from consumers
and businesses, and accrediting local businesses.
“The BBB is used by 62,000 individuals and businesses
each day, and one of the best-kept secrets is that we’re a
free service,” Bernas says. “We want consumers to call us
first – not after a problem occurs. We want to assist them in
dealing with reputable firms.
“Our mission statement today is simple: We’re a leader in
advancing marketplace trust,” he adds.
And that trust is built on a lot of hard work. According to
Bernas, the BBB’s Chicago office processes about 50,000
consumer complaints per year from the organization’s offices
on the 31st floor at AMA Plaza. The BBB’s office, which has
been here for 18 years, has doubled its size in the past five
years and now includes 70 full- and part-time employees, who
find the River North location perfect for commuting and dining
during lunch and after work, Bernas says.
“I love this building, its amenities and access to great
restaurants,” he says. “And it’s centrally located, which is
convenient for all of our employees and visitors.”
The recent expansion of its operations at AMA Plaza
mirrors the organization’s growth overall in North America
during the past couple of years, Bernas says. In the coming
months, the BBB will open a suburban office in Naperville,
Ill., and is expanding into Mexico, adding to its already
successful operation in Canada.
“The BBB is known widely around the world as an organization you can trust and you can trust the businesses
that we accredit,” he says. “Trust is the new currency in the
marketplace.” 
Save $1,000 on a Chuan Spa & Health Club membership
Chicago Riverwalk completion effort underway
A popular attraction for AMA Plaza tenants is receiving a major facelift
The city broke
ground on the
final phase of the
Chicago Riverwalk
in early 2014. Plans
for the project
call for a major
expansion of the
walkway, including
the construction of
six thematic destinations: The Marina,
The Jetty, The Cove, The River Theater, The Swimming
Hole and The Boardwalk. When it’s complete, the pedestrian
thoroughfare will run continuously from Lake Michigan to
downtown Chicago.
Construction on the entire project will wrap up in 2016,
according to press reports. Until then, work will take place
between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and
will result in the following closures:
• U
pper Wacker Drive (between LaSalle Street and
State Street): The westbound curb lane may have daily
temporary closures between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
In addition, the north sidewalk between LaSalle Street
and Clark Street is closed to pedestrians until December
2014. Pedestrians should use the south sidewalk on the
upper street level.
ower Wacker Drive (between LaSalle Street and
• L
State Street): The westbound curb lane may have daily
temporary closures between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.
For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/aj2x2a2. 
AMA Plaza tenants who join the Chuan Spa & Health Club at The Langham, Chicago before May 31, 2014, will save $1,000.
The tenant promotional rate is $500 (regularly $1,500). Benefits include a complimentary personal training session; a health
assessment and diet plan; group fitness classes; a 60-minute spa treatment; and more. Call 312.923.7650 for details.
Plaza Pulse | April 2014
330 North Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60601 | 312.621.8550 | www.rrpchicago.com | www.330northwabashavenue.com
Susan Hammer, General Manager
BOMA/Chicago 2012 Property Management Professional of the Year
Steve Baron, Executive Vice President Leasing
Courtney Farella, Property Manager
Yordanos Ghdey, Tenant Services Coordinator
Debra Reynolds, Property Accountant
John Witkowski, Engineering Manager
Jim Kyler, Chief Engineer
Sam Santa Maria, Security Director
Himka Kopic, Housekeeping Supervisor
Ignacio Melquiades, Day Housekeeping Supervisor
The Simons Group, Writing and Design
Plaza Pulse
AMA Plaza | 330 North Wabash | April 2014
GREEN ZONE
There’s a new bin in town
AMA Plaza diverted 20.6 tons of organic material from
the landfill in the first six months of a general composting
program. That accounts for more than 12 percent of
the building’s diverted waste in 2013, the rest of which
came from the more common recycling of paper, plastic,
aluminum, glass and cardboard.
The program provides an eco-friendly option to disposing
food and other organic waste through an industrial
composting facility. Participating tenants use designated
bins to sort compostable materials from recycling or landfill
waste. Waste Management then collects the compostable
waste and takes it to a Chicago-area plant, where it’s
transformed into organic soil.
Building management started this food composting
initiative last summer with participation from Café 330 and
The Langham, Chicago. As the program became better
known in the building, tenants Perkins + Will and Thornton
Tomasetti expressed interest in having their offices
participate. Both companies are active participants in
other green programs, including the Chicago Green Office
Challenge, which encourages demonstrated environmental
leadership in the city.
“I jumped at the opportunity for the bins to be in our office,”
he says. “Perkins + Will has always thought of itself as a
leader in sustainable design – and we actually live it. We’re
conscious about sustainability and try to incorporate that
into our processes as much as possible.
“A good portion of the office composts at home, but this industrial-level program takes some explaining because more
can go into it, including meat and bones,” he continues.
“It’s been a learning experience, but some people have
personally thanked me for setting this up in our office. This
way, they don’t have to worry about taking their banana
peels home to put in their own compost.”
Rachel Michelin, senior project architect and “green
champion” for Thornton Tomasetti’s Chicago office, says she
always looks for opportunities for the office to maintain its
sustainability.
The offices of BDO USA, Enlivant and Riverview Realty
Partners also participate in the composting program.
“We’re one of the first office locations in our company
to compost, and it has really helped that the building is
so supportive and already had the program,” she says.
“There has been a really good response from everyone in
the office. We might even be able to get rid of one of the
trash bins in the kitchen soon, since a lot of the bulky food
containers people get from the building’s café can go into
the compost bin.”
Matthew Kuhl, senior project architect and senior associate
at Perkins + Will, heard about the composting program
from AMA Plaza’s property management team, which he
had worked with previously as a project architect for tenant
improvements.
Both companies have installed comprehensive signs to
explain the composting program, and have had great
support from staff willing to learn. Establishing a new office
kitchen routine has required some effort, but both offices
look forward to continuing the program.
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Perkins + Will has a competition among the company’s
offices to see which location can divert the most from a
landfill, and Kuhl thinks Chicago may earn a top spot now
that the composting program is in place. Thornton Tomasetti
hopes to inspire its other offices by sharing the details of the
composting program with their respective green champions.
In the meantime, Michelin says a lot of gardeners at the
Chicago office look forward to buying some of the organic
soil that results from the composting process.
As a proponent of green initiatives and sustainable
processes, AMA Plaza offers this composting program to
all tenants. Call the management office at 312.621.8550 to
learn more. 
Kick off ‘Earth Week’ with AMA Plaza: April 21-25
Why have just one Earth
Day when you can
celebrate an entire “Earth
Week”? Check out how
AMA Plaza will keep
everyone thinking green
with this sneak peek at the
building’s Earth Week:
Daily Divvy drawing:
Attend the composting
and recycling seminar on
Thursday, April 17, and use your business card to enter to
win a free Divvy bike membership. AMA Plaza will draw one
name every day of Earth Week, for a total of five winners.
E-waste drive: Spring clean your office with our weeklong
electronic waste drive. Place an order in the online
Workspeed system to schedule a pickup.
Free Earth Day morning shuttle: Commuters can take a
free ride on the AMA Plaza shuttle the morning of Earth Day,
Tuesday, April 22. The free shuttle will run during the morning
rush period and stop at all four downtown Metra stations.
Standard service will resume for the evening shuttle.
Composting, recycling and eco-friendly transportation are
just some of the ways to incorporate sustainable practices
on a daily basis. AMA Plaza will continue to promote and
adopt planet-friendly approaches and keep tenants up to
date on how they can participate in these activities. 
Divvy is Chicago’s bike sharing program. One station is at
the corner of Kinzie and State streets.
State-of-the-art energy technology
In December, AMA Plaza became one of three commercial
buildings in Chicago to install smart meters, digital electrical
meters that relay energy consumption data in near real
time. The pilot program from the Building Owners and
Managers Association (BOMA) Chicago Energy Center
gives participating buildings’ property managers and
engineers precise usage monitoring tools, with the goal of
reducing overall consumption.
Smart meters are one part of the “smart grid” initiative, a
hot topic in the sustainability world. The meters work in
conjunction with an enhanced external infrastructure to
capture and relay usage data to the energy provider and the
building’s engineers.
BOMA partnered with Automated Logic Corp., an energy-efficiency consultant, and the building’s automation engineers
to provide the foundation for the pilot program. The partners
designed the initial infrastructure to support 40 commercial
buildings eventually, says Kevin Lemanski, energy solutions
consultant at the company.
AMA Plaza’s installation included replacing the building’s
eight main electrical meters with smart meters. These
meters monitor the energy consumption for the entire
building, Lemanski says.
The smart meters use new, more precise technology, which
sends data to the electrical server at 2-second intervals
rather than the less accurate 30-minute intervals of previous
meters. This allows building management to monitor
consumption by area and time of day and make adjustments
as needed, Lemanski says.
Although AMA Plaza has had the smart meters for only a
few months, the building’s engineers already have been able
to modify the energy usage based on the near real-time
readings, Lemanski says.
In addition to reducing the building’s overall energy
consumption, the smart meters will make it possible for the
building to participate in “demand response” programs, which
provide energy consumers with a financial incentive to reduce
their consumption. 
Congratulations to Yordanos Ghdey
INSIDE AMA PLAZA
Tenant update
PLEASE WELCOME THE FOLLOWING TENANTS:
Firm
LocationServices
Enlivant (December)
3700
Assisted living centers
ContextMedia Inc. (May)
25th floor
Digital health care information provider
Latham & Watkins (May)
26-30 floors
Law firm
THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES RECENTLY EXPANDED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SUITES:
Firm
LocationServices
SmithBucklin
1450
Association management
Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP
3150
Law firm
CONVENIENT DRY CLEANING
AMA Plaza now has full-service dry cleaning and laundry
services on-site. Pressbox provides cleaning pickup and
delivery. Six drop-off lockers are located in the 14th floor
freight lobby. Tenants can drop off or pick up clothes at
the lockers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Typical
turnaround is two days, and the prices are competitive.
Pressbox uses environmentally safe “green” solvents and
hybrid vehicles to transport laundered clothing. Here’s how
to get started:
(www.chicagoyouthprograms.org), netted 295 gifts in 2013.
The children are from economically disadvantaged homes
and appreciated having something to open for the holidays. 
Our tenant services
coordinator, Yordanos
Ghdey, is one of two
recipients of this year’s
Reginald L. Ollie Inclusion
and Outreach Scholarship.
The Building Owners and
Managers Association
of Chicago (BOMA/
Chicago) Foundation
offers the scholarship to
select commercial property
management professionals
from underrepresented
groups within the industry.
The Ollie scholarship completely finances the recipients’
pursuit of the Real Property Administrator (RPA®) professional designation. The title proves competency in design,
operation and maintenance of an office building, according
to the Building Owners and Managers Institute (BOMI
International), which oversees the designation.
The BOMA/Chicago Foundation presented the scholarships
to the two winners at the 2014 Diversity Celebration on April 3.
2. Drop your clothes off in one of the six Pressbox lockers
on the 14th floor freight lobby.
Even with her increased responsibilities as the face of the
property management office, Ghdey remains focused on
achieving the RPA designation and her recent enrollment
in the Illinois broker’s licensure course. She notes in her
application that her accomplishments so far have motivated
her continued career development.
Ghdey looks forward to expanding upon her education,
community outreach and property management expertise
as she works toward becoming a leader in Chicago’s
commercial real estate industry. 
As a recipient, Ghdey has three years to complete the
requisite RPA coursework, which she started before
receiving the scholarship. She will also serve for two
years on BOMA/Chicago’s Diversity and Corporate Social
FEEDING THOSE IN NEED
Only days into her
new role as property
manager in September
2013, Courtney Farella
experienced the rededication of AMA Plaza, a
ceremony Chicago
Mayor Rahm Emanuel
led, drawing throngs of
reporters and nearly
100 attendees.
Thanks to tenants’ generosity, AMA Plaza collected 2,017
pounds of food for the Greater Chicago Food Depository
(www.chicagosfoodbank.org) during the holidays. The
depository distributes food to pantries, soup kitchens and
shelters in Cook County.
“It was a very impressive,
important event and I was
proud to be part of such
a successful building,”
Farella recalls.
3. Text the number on the front of the locker to Pressbox
at 312.257.3888.
Thanks to everyone who helped AMA Plaza exceed its goal of
collecting 2,000 pounds of food for the Chicago Food Depository.
For more information, call Pressbox at 312.361.3206
or email [email protected].
SPREADING CHEER FOR YOUNGSTERS
The building’s annual “Season of Hope Toy Drive,”
which benefits children in the Chicago Youth Programs
Ghdey says in her application that she developed a passion
for commercial real estate upon joining the AMA Plaza
property management team in 2012. Since then, she has
impressed the team with her commitment to learning and
her skilled management of tenant and supplier relationships, says Susan Hammer, general manager of AMA
Plaza, in a letter of recommendation. The management
office further recognized Ghdey’s skills with her recent
promotion to tenant services coordinator.
Diverse job description a must for property manager
1. Create an account at www.usepressbox.com.
4. Pressbox will text you a secure access code when your
clothes are ready for pickup.
Responsibility Committee, a group devoted to breaking
down discriminatory barriers to advancement within
Chicago’s commercial real estate industry.
The holidays were a little brighter for needy children with help from
tenants, who donated many gifts.
closely with tenants on special events and projects, and
overseeing the implementation of building service contracts.
Farella’s day at the office usually starts around 8 a.m.,
when she arrives at AMA Plaza and begins answering
emails from tenants, working with the building engineer,
coordinating with security and housekeeping, processing
invoices and collaborating on marketing efforts.
“As a property manager, you get to do a little bit of
everything,” Farella says.
When she’s not working, Farella practices and teaches
yoga, an activity she’s been involved in for more than
a decade. She recently renewed her real estate broker
license and is working to achieve Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional
certification. 
Now settled in, Farella, Real Property Administrator (RPA),
says she thrives on managing the diverse portfolio of job
duties as AMA Plaza’s property manager. No two days are
the same, she says, and she particularly enjoys working
Plaza Pulse | April 2014
Continued from front page.
Perkins + Will has a competition among the company’s
offices to see which location can divert the most from a
landfill, and Kuhl thinks Chicago may earn a top spot now
that the composting program is in place. Thornton Tomasetti
hopes to inspire its other offices by sharing the details of the
composting program with their respective green champions.
In the meantime, Michelin says a lot of gardeners at the
Chicago office look forward to buying some of the organic
soil that results from the composting process.
As a proponent of green initiatives and sustainable
processes, AMA Plaza offers this composting program to
all tenants. Call the management office at 312.621.8550 to
learn more. 
Kick off ‘Earth Week’ with AMA Plaza: April 21-25
Why have just one Earth
Day when you can
celebrate an entire “Earth
Week”? Check out how
AMA Plaza will keep
everyone thinking green
with this sneak peek at the
building’s Earth Week:
Daily Divvy drawing:
Attend the composting
and recycling seminar on
Thursday, April 17, and use your business card to enter to
win a free Divvy bike membership. AMA Plaza will draw one
name every day of Earth Week, for a total of five winners.
E-waste drive: Spring clean your office with our weeklong
electronic waste drive. Place an order in the online
Workspeed system to schedule a pickup.
Free Earth Day morning shuttle: Commuters can take a
free ride on the AMA Plaza shuttle the morning of Earth Day,
Tuesday, April 22. The free shuttle will run during the morning
rush period and stop at all four downtown Metra stations.
Standard service will resume for the evening shuttle.
Composting, recycling and eco-friendly transportation are
just some of the ways to incorporate sustainable practices
on a daily basis. AMA Plaza will continue to promote and
adopt planet-friendly approaches and keep tenants up to
date on how they can participate in these activities. 
Divvy is Chicago’s bike sharing program. One station is at
the corner of Kinzie and State streets.
State-of-the-art energy technology
In December, AMA Plaza became one of three commercial
buildings in Chicago to install smart meters, digital electrical
meters that relay energy consumption data in near real
time. The pilot program from the Building Owners and
Managers Association (BOMA) Chicago Energy Center
gives participating buildings’ property managers and
engineers precise usage monitoring tools, with the goal of
reducing overall consumption.
Smart meters are one part of the “smart grid” initiative, a
hot topic in the sustainability world. The meters work in
conjunction with an enhanced external infrastructure to
capture and relay usage data to the energy provider and the
building’s engineers.
BOMA partnered with Automated Logic Corp., an energy-efficiency consultant, and the building’s automation engineers
to provide the foundation for the pilot program. The partners
designed the initial infrastructure to support 40 commercial
buildings eventually, says Kevin Lemanski, energy solutions
consultant at the company.
AMA Plaza’s installation included replacing the building’s
eight main electrical meters with smart meters. These
meters monitor the energy consumption for the entire
building, Lemanski says.
The smart meters use new, more precise technology, which
sends data to the electrical server at 2-second intervals
rather than the less accurate 30-minute intervals of previous
meters. This allows building management to monitor
consumption by area and time of day and make adjustments
as needed, Lemanski says.
Although AMA Plaza has had the smart meters for only a
few months, the building’s engineers already have been able
to modify the energy usage based on the near real-time
readings, Lemanski says.
In addition to reducing the building’s overall energy
consumption, the smart meters will make it possible for the
building to participate in “demand response” programs, which
provide energy consumers with a financial incentive to reduce
their consumption. 
Congratulations to Yordanos Ghdey
INSIDE AMA PLAZA
Tenant update
PLEASE WELCOME THE FOLLOWING TENANTS:
Firm
LocationServices
Enlivant (December)
3700
Assisted living centers
ContextMedia Inc. (May)
25th floor
Digital health care information provider
Latham & Watkins (May)
26-30 floors
Law firm
THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES RECENTLY EXPANDED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SUITES:
Firm
LocationServices
SmithBucklin
1450
Association management
Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP
3150
Law firm
CONVENIENT DRY CLEANING
AMA Plaza now has full-service dry cleaning and laundry
services on-site. Pressbox provides cleaning pickup and
delivery. Six drop-off lockers are located in the 14th floor
freight lobby. Tenants can drop off or pick up clothes at
the lockers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Typical
turnaround is two days, and the prices are competitive.
Pressbox uses environmentally safe “green” solvents and
hybrid vehicles to transport laundered clothing. Here’s how
to get started:
(www.chicagoyouthprograms.org), netted 295 gifts in 2013.
The children are from economically disadvantaged homes
and appreciated having something to open for the holidays. 
Our tenant services
coordinator, Yordanos
Ghdey, is one of two
recipients of this year’s
Reginald L. Ollie Inclusion
and Outreach Scholarship.
The Building Owners and
Managers Association
of Chicago (BOMA/
Chicago) Foundation
offers the scholarship to
select commercial property
management professionals
from underrepresented
groups within the industry.
The Ollie scholarship completely finances the recipients’
pursuit of the Real Property Administrator (RPA®) professional designation. The title proves competency in design,
operation and maintenance of an office building, according
to the Building Owners and Managers Institute (BOMI
International), which oversees the designation.
The BOMA/Chicago Foundation presented the scholarships
to the two winners at the 2014 Diversity Celebration on April 3.
2. Drop your clothes off in one of the six Pressbox lockers
on the 14th floor freight lobby.
Even with her increased responsibilities as the face of the
property management office, Ghdey remains focused on
achieving the RPA designation and her recent enrollment
in the Illinois broker’s licensure course. She notes in her
application that her accomplishments so far have motivated
her continued career development.
Ghdey looks forward to expanding upon her education,
community outreach and property management expertise
as she works toward becoming a leader in Chicago’s
commercial real estate industry. 
As a recipient, Ghdey has three years to complete the
requisite RPA coursework, which she started before
receiving the scholarship. She will also serve for two
years on BOMA/Chicago’s Diversity and Corporate Social
FEEDING THOSE IN NEED
Only days into her
new role as property
manager in September
2013, Courtney Farella
experienced the rededication of AMA Plaza, a
ceremony Chicago
Mayor Rahm Emanuel
led, drawing throngs of
reporters and nearly
100 attendees.
Thanks to tenants’ generosity, AMA Plaza collected 2,017
pounds of food for the Greater Chicago Food Depository
(www.chicagosfoodbank.org) during the holidays. The
depository distributes food to pantries, soup kitchens and
shelters in Cook County.
“It was a very impressive,
important event and I was
proud to be part of such
a successful building,”
Farella recalls.
3. Text the number on the front of the locker to Pressbox
at 312.257.3888.
Thanks to everyone who helped AMA Plaza exceed its goal of
collecting 2,000 pounds of food for the Chicago Food Depository.
For more information, call Pressbox at 312.361.3206
or email [email protected].
SPREADING CHEER FOR YOUNGSTERS
The building’s annual “Season of Hope Toy Drive,”
which benefits children in the Chicago Youth Programs
Ghdey says in her application that she developed a passion
for commercial real estate upon joining the AMA Plaza
property management team in 2012. Since then, she has
impressed the team with her commitment to learning and
her skilled management of tenant and supplier relationships, says Susan Hammer, general manager of AMA
Plaza, in a letter of recommendation. The management
office further recognized Ghdey’s skills with her recent
promotion to tenant services coordinator.
Diverse job description a must for property manager
1. Create an account at www.usepressbox.com.
4. Pressbox will text you a secure access code when your
clothes are ready for pickup.
Responsibility Committee, a group devoted to breaking
down discriminatory barriers to advancement within
Chicago’s commercial real estate industry.
The holidays were a little brighter for needy children with help from
tenants, who donated many gifts.
closely with tenants on special events and projects, and
overseeing the implementation of building service contracts.
Farella’s day at the office usually starts around 8 a.m.,
when she arrives at AMA Plaza and begins answering
emails from tenants, working with the building engineer,
coordinating with security and housekeeping, processing
invoices and collaborating on marketing efforts.
“As a property manager, you get to do a little bit of
everything,” Farella says.
When she’s not working, Farella practices and teaches
yoga, an activity she’s been involved in for more than
a decade. She recently renewed her real estate broker
license and is working to achieve Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional
certification. 
Now settled in, Farella, Real Property Administrator (RPA),
says she thrives on managing the diverse portfolio of job
duties as AMA Plaza’s property manager. No two days are
the same, she says, and she particularly enjoys working
Plaza Pulse | April 2014
Continued from front page.
Perkins + Will has a competition among the company’s
offices to see which location can divert the most from a
landfill, and Kuhl thinks Chicago may earn a top spot now
that the composting program is in place. Thornton Tomasetti
hopes to inspire its other offices by sharing the details of the
composting program with their respective green champions.
In the meantime, Michelin says a lot of gardeners at the
Chicago office look forward to buying some of the organic
soil that results from the composting process.
As a proponent of green initiatives and sustainable
processes, AMA Plaza offers this composting program to
all tenants. Call the management office at 312.621.8550 to
learn more. 
Kick off ‘Earth Week’ with AMA Plaza: April 21-25
Why have just one Earth
Day when you can
celebrate an entire “Earth
Week”? Check out how
AMA Plaza will keep
everyone thinking green
with this sneak peek at the
building’s Earth Week:
Daily Divvy drawing:
Attend the composting
and recycling seminar on
Thursday, April 17, and use your business card to enter to
win a free Divvy bike membership. AMA Plaza will draw one
name every day of Earth Week, for a total of five winners.
E-waste drive: Spring clean your office with our weeklong
electronic waste drive. Place an order in the online
Workspeed system to schedule a pickup.
Free Earth Day morning shuttle: Commuters can take a
free ride on the AMA Plaza shuttle the morning of Earth Day,
Tuesday, April 22. The free shuttle will run during the morning
rush period and stop at all four downtown Metra stations.
Standard service will resume for the evening shuttle.
Composting, recycling and eco-friendly transportation are
just some of the ways to incorporate sustainable practices
on a daily basis. AMA Plaza will continue to promote and
adopt planet-friendly approaches and keep tenants up to
date on how they can participate in these activities. 
Divvy is Chicago’s bike sharing program. One station is at
the corner of Kinzie and State streets.
State-of-the-art energy technology
In December, AMA Plaza became one of three commercial
buildings in Chicago to install smart meters, digital electrical
meters that relay energy consumption data in near real
time. The pilot program from the Building Owners and
Managers Association (BOMA) Chicago Energy Center
gives participating buildings’ property managers and
engineers precise usage monitoring tools, with the goal of
reducing overall consumption.
Smart meters are one part of the “smart grid” initiative, a
hot topic in the sustainability world. The meters work in
conjunction with an enhanced external infrastructure to
capture and relay usage data to the energy provider and the
building’s engineers.
BOMA partnered with Automated Logic Corp., an energy-efficiency consultant, and the building’s automation engineers
to provide the foundation for the pilot program. The partners
designed the initial infrastructure to support 40 commercial
buildings eventually, says Kevin Lemanski, energy solutions
consultant at the company.
AMA Plaza’s installation included replacing the building’s
eight main electrical meters with smart meters. These
meters monitor the energy consumption for the entire
building, Lemanski says.
The smart meters use new, more precise technology, which
sends data to the electrical server at 2-second intervals
rather than the less accurate 30-minute intervals of previous
meters. This allows building management to monitor
consumption by area and time of day and make adjustments
as needed, Lemanski says.
Although AMA Plaza has had the smart meters for only a
few months, the building’s engineers already have been able
to modify the energy usage based on the near real-time
readings, Lemanski says.
In addition to reducing the building’s overall energy
consumption, the smart meters will make it possible for the
building to participate in “demand response” programs, which
provide energy consumers with a financial incentive to reduce
their consumption. 
Congratulations to Yordanos Ghdey
INSIDE AMA PLAZA
Tenant update
PLEASE WELCOME THE FOLLOWING TENANTS:
Firm
LocationServices
Enlivant (December)
3700
Assisted living centers
ContextMedia Inc. (May)
25th floor
Digital health care information provider
Latham & Watkins (May)
26-30 floors
Law firm
THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES RECENTLY EXPANDED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SUITES:
Firm
LocationServices
SmithBucklin
1450
Association management
Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP
3150
Law firm
CONVENIENT DRY CLEANING
AMA Plaza now has full-service dry cleaning and laundry
services on-site. Pressbox provides cleaning pickup and
delivery. Six drop-off lockers are located in the 14th floor
freight lobby. Tenants can drop off or pick up clothes at
the lockers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Typical
turnaround is two days, and the prices are competitive.
Pressbox uses environmentally safe “green” solvents and
hybrid vehicles to transport laundered clothing. Here’s how
to get started:
(www.chicagoyouthprograms.org), netted 295 gifts in 2013.
The children are from economically disadvantaged homes
and appreciated having something to open for the holidays. 
Our tenant services
coordinator, Yordanos
Ghdey, is one of two
recipients of this year’s
Reginald L. Ollie Inclusion
and Outreach Scholarship.
The Building Owners and
Managers Association
of Chicago (BOMA/
Chicago) Foundation
offers the scholarship to
select commercial property
management professionals
from underrepresented
groups within the industry.
The Ollie scholarship completely finances the recipients’
pursuit of the Real Property Administrator (RPA®) professional designation. The title proves competency in design,
operation and maintenance of an office building, according
to the Building Owners and Managers Institute (BOMI
International), which oversees the designation.
The BOMA/Chicago Foundation presented the scholarships
to the two winners at the 2014 Diversity Celebration on April 3.
2. Drop your clothes off in one of the six Pressbox lockers
on the 14th floor freight lobby.
Even with her increased responsibilities as the face of the
property management office, Ghdey remains focused on
achieving the RPA designation and her recent enrollment
in the Illinois broker’s licensure course. She notes in her
application that her accomplishments so far have motivated
her continued career development.
Ghdey looks forward to expanding upon her education,
community outreach and property management expertise
as she works toward becoming a leader in Chicago’s
commercial real estate industry. 
As a recipient, Ghdey has three years to complete the
requisite RPA coursework, which she started before
receiving the scholarship. She will also serve for two
years on BOMA/Chicago’s Diversity and Corporate Social
FEEDING THOSE IN NEED
Only days into her
new role as property
manager in September
2013, Courtney Farella
experienced the rededication of AMA Plaza, a
ceremony Chicago
Mayor Rahm Emanuel
led, drawing throngs of
reporters and nearly
100 attendees.
Thanks to tenants’ generosity, AMA Plaza collected 2,017
pounds of food for the Greater Chicago Food Depository
(www.chicagosfoodbank.org) during the holidays. The
depository distributes food to pantries, soup kitchens and
shelters in Cook County.
“It was a very impressive,
important event and I was
proud to be part of such
a successful building,”
Farella recalls.
3. Text the number on the front of the locker to Pressbox
at 312.257.3888.
Thanks to everyone who helped AMA Plaza exceed its goal of
collecting 2,000 pounds of food for the Chicago Food Depository.
For more information, call Pressbox at 312.361.3206
or email [email protected].
SPREADING CHEER FOR YOUNGSTERS
The building’s annual “Season of Hope Toy Drive,”
which benefits children in the Chicago Youth Programs
Ghdey says in her application that she developed a passion
for commercial real estate upon joining the AMA Plaza
property management team in 2012. Since then, she has
impressed the team with her commitment to learning and
her skilled management of tenant and supplier relationships, says Susan Hammer, general manager of AMA
Plaza, in a letter of recommendation. The management
office further recognized Ghdey’s skills with her recent
promotion to tenant services coordinator.
Diverse job description a must for property manager
1. Create an account at www.usepressbox.com.
4. Pressbox will text you a secure access code when your
clothes are ready for pickup.
Responsibility Committee, a group devoted to breaking
down discriminatory barriers to advancement within
Chicago’s commercial real estate industry.
The holidays were a little brighter for needy children with help from
tenants, who donated many gifts.
closely with tenants on special events and projects, and
overseeing the implementation of building service contracts.
Farella’s day at the office usually starts around 8 a.m.,
when she arrives at AMA Plaza and begins answering
emails from tenants, working with the building engineer,
coordinating with security and housekeeping, processing
invoices and collaborating on marketing efforts.
“As a property manager, you get to do a little bit of
everything,” Farella says.
When she’s not working, Farella practices and teaches
yoga, an activity she’s been involved in for more than
a decade. She recently renewed her real estate broker
license and is working to achieve Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional
certification. 
Now settled in, Farella, Real Property Administrator (RPA),
says she thrives on managing the diverse portfolio of job
duties as AMA Plaza’s property manager. No two days are
the same, she says, and she particularly enjoys working
Plaza Pulse | April 2014
TENANT SPOTLIGHT
WINING, DINING AND LEISURE
Explore a world of pop culture near AMA Plaza
Head over to the Museum of
Broadcast Communications
(MCB) for a unique look
at American pop culture
through the history of radio
and television programming.
MCB moved from the
Chicago Cultural Center to
360 N. State Street, across
from AMA Plaza, in 2012.
The museum’s carefully
curated collection is one of
a kind. Interactive exhibits
display the stories and
meaning behind everything from historical news days
to reality TV, giving visitors a behind-the-scenes look at
production processes and cultural significance.
The National Radio Hall of Fame is on the building’s second
floor. The gallery honors those who have contributed to
the development of the radio medium through its history
in the United States. The hall of fame inducted seven new
members last November, including Chicago’s legendary
broadcast duo, Steve Dahl and Garry Meier. Last year’s
induction gala also drew big-name presenters, including
Larry King and Reba McEntire.
In celebration of its host city, MBC dedicated a section of
the museum to Chicago sports, and prominently displays
set pieces and props from local children’s shows, including
the “Bozo” franchise. These locally focused exhibits give
visitors a look at how programming changed between the
early years of broadcast communications and the sights and
sounds familiar to today’s Chicagoans.
The museum also hosts special red carpet events to
celebrate television and radio celebrities. Betty White,
Dick Wolf and Jon Provost (Timmy from the classic show,
“Lassie”) were a few of the featured guests from the past
year. Tickets to MBC special events are available for
purchase through the museum, with discounts available for
museum members.
The museum is open to visitors Tuesday through Saturday,
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. General admission for adults is $12,
with reduced prices for seniors and children. Group tours are
also available with advance notice. 
BBB: Protecting Chicago consumers, businesses
When the Better Business Bureau opened
its doors in Minneapolis in 1912, “phishing”
was something that was still done from piers
and “malware” was decades away from being
used in everyday language. In fact, con
artists at the time primarily lured unwitting
consumers through means that would be
considered downright conventional by today’s standards.
“The Better Business Bureau system was invented
because most newspaper ads in the 1900s were either
false or misleading,” says Steve Bernas, president of the
Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Chicago. “We’ve come
a long way since then, but our priority remains the same:
protecting the public from bad apples.”
The BBB opened its first office in the Twin Cities in 1912,
and launched its Windy City operations 14 years later.
Nearly a century after that, the BBB continues to take a
deep dive into advertising – much of it online – while also
serving as a clearinghouse for complaints from consumers
and businesses, and accrediting local businesses.
“The BBB is used by 62,000 individuals and businesses
each day, and one of the best-kept secrets is that we’re a
free service,” Bernas says. “We want consumers to call us
first – not after a problem occurs. We want to assist them in
dealing with reputable firms.
“Our mission statement today is simple: We’re a leader in
advancing marketplace trust,” he adds.
And that trust is built on a lot of hard work. According to
Bernas, the BBB’s Chicago office processes about 50,000
consumer complaints per year from the organization’s offices
on the 31st floor at AMA Plaza. The BBB’s office, which has
been here for 18 years, has doubled its size in the past five
years and now includes 70 full- and part-time employees, who
find the River North location perfect for commuting and dining
during lunch and after work, Bernas says.
“I love this building, its amenities and access to great
restaurants,” he says. “And it’s centrally located, which is
convenient for all of our employees and visitors.”
The recent expansion of its operations at AMA Plaza
mirrors the organization’s growth overall in North America
during the past couple of years, Bernas says. In the coming
months, the BBB will open a suburban office in Naperville,
Ill., and is expanding into Mexico, adding to its already
successful operation in Canada.
“The BBB is known widely around the world as an organization you can trust and you can trust the businesses
that we accredit,” he says. “Trust is the new currency in the
marketplace.” 
Save $1,000 on a Chuan Spa & Health Club membership
Chicago Riverwalk completion effort underway
A popular attraction for AMA Plaza tenants is receiving a major facelift
The city broke
ground on the
final phase of the
Chicago Riverwalk
in early 2014. Plans
for the project
call for a major
expansion of the
walkway, including
the construction of
six thematic destinations: The Marina,
The Jetty, The Cove, The River Theater, The Swimming
Hole and The Boardwalk. When it’s complete, the pedestrian
thoroughfare will run continuously from Lake Michigan to
downtown Chicago.
Construction on the entire project will wrap up in 2016,
according to press reports. Until then, work will take place
between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and
will result in the following closures:
• U
pper Wacker Drive (between LaSalle Street and
State Street): The westbound curb lane may have daily
temporary closures between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
In addition, the north sidewalk between LaSalle Street
and Clark Street is closed to pedestrians until December
2014. Pedestrians should use the south sidewalk on the
upper street level.
ower Wacker Drive (between LaSalle Street and
• L
State Street): The westbound curb lane may have daily
temporary closures between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.
For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/aj2x2a2. 
AMA Plaza tenants who join the Chuan Spa & Health Club at The Langham, Chicago before May 31, 2014, will save $1,000.
The tenant promotional rate is $500 (regularly $1,500). Benefits include a complimentary personal training session; a health
assessment and diet plan; group fitness classes; a 60-minute spa treatment; and more. Call 312.923.7650 for details.
Plaza Pulse | April 2014
330 North Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60601 | 312.621.8550 | www.rrpchicago.com | www.330northwabashavenue.com
Susan Hammer, General Manager
BOMA/Chicago 2012 Property Management Professional of the Year
Steve Baron, Executive Vice President Leasing
Courtney Farella, Property Manager
Yordanos Ghdey, Tenant Services Coordinator
Debra Reynolds, Property Accountant
John Witkowski, Engineering Manager
Jim Kyler, Chief Engineer
Sam Santa Maria, Security Director
Himka Kopic, Housekeeping Supervisor
Ignacio Melquiades, Day Housekeeping Supervisor
The Simons Group, Writing and Design
Plaza Pulse
AMA Plaza | 330 North Wabash | April 2014
GREEN ZONE
There’s a new bin in town
AMA Plaza diverted 20.6 tons of organic material from
the landfill in the first six months of a general composting
program. That accounts for more than 12 percent of
the building’s diverted waste in 2013, the rest of which
came from the more common recycling of paper, plastic,
aluminum, glass and cardboard.
The program provides an eco-friendly option to disposing
food and other organic waste through an industrial
composting facility. Participating tenants use designated
bins to sort compostable materials from recycling or landfill
waste. Waste Management then collects the compostable
waste and takes it to a Chicago-area plant, where it’s
transformed into organic soil.
Building management started this food composting
initiative last summer with participation from Café 330 and
The Langham, Chicago. As the program became better
known in the building, tenants Perkins + Will and Thornton
Tomasetti expressed interest in having their offices
participate. Both companies are active participants in
other green programs, including the Chicago Green Office
Challenge, which encourages demonstrated environmental
leadership in the city.
“I jumped at the opportunity for the bins to be in our office,”
he says. “Perkins + Will has always thought of itself as a
leader in sustainable design – and we actually live it. We’re
conscious about sustainability and try to incorporate that
into our processes as much as possible.
“A good portion of the office composts at home, but this industrial-level program takes some explaining because more
can go into it, including meat and bones,” he continues.
“It’s been a learning experience, but some people have
personally thanked me for setting this up in our office. This
way, they don’t have to worry about taking their banana
peels home to put in their own compost.”
Rachel Michelin, senior project architect and “green
champion” for Thornton Tomasetti’s Chicago office, says she
always looks for opportunities for the office to maintain its
sustainability.
The offices of BDO USA, Enlivant and Riverview Realty
Partners also participate in the composting program.
“We’re one of the first office locations in our company
to compost, and it has really helped that the building is
so supportive and already had the program,” she says.
“There has been a really good response from everyone in
the office. We might even be able to get rid of one of the
trash bins in the kitchen soon, since a lot of the bulky food
containers people get from the building’s café can go into
the compost bin.”
Matthew Kuhl, senior project architect and senior associate
at Perkins + Will, heard about the composting program
from AMA Plaza’s property management team, which he
had worked with previously as a project architect for tenant
improvements.
Both companies have installed comprehensive signs to
explain the composting program, and have had great
support from staff willing to learn. Establishing a new office
kitchen routine has required some effort, but both offices
look forward to continuing the program.
Continued inside.
TENANT SPOTLIGHT
WINING, DINING AND LEISURE
Explore a world of pop culture near AMA Plaza
Head over to the Museum of
Broadcast Communications
(MCB) for a unique look
at American pop culture
through the history of radio
and television programming.
MCB moved from the
Chicago Cultural Center to
360 N. State Street, across
from AMA Plaza, in 2012.
The museum’s carefully
curated collection is one of
a kind. Interactive exhibits
display the stories and
meaning behind everything from historical news days
to reality TV, giving visitors a behind-the-scenes look at
production processes and cultural significance.
The National Radio Hall of Fame is on the building’s second
floor. The gallery honors those who have contributed to
the development of the radio medium through its history
in the United States. The hall of fame inducted seven new
members last November, including Chicago’s legendary
broadcast duo, Steve Dahl and Garry Meier. Last year’s
induction gala also drew big-name presenters, including
Larry King and Reba McEntire.
In celebration of its host city, MBC dedicated a section of
the museum to Chicago sports, and prominently displays
set pieces and props from local children’s shows, including
the “Bozo” franchise. These locally focused exhibits give
visitors a look at how programming changed between the
early years of broadcast communications and the sights and
sounds familiar to today’s Chicagoans.
The museum also hosts special red carpet events to
celebrate television and radio celebrities. Betty White,
Dick Wolf and Jon Provost (Timmy from the classic show,
“Lassie”) were a few of the featured guests from the past
year. Tickets to MBC special events are available for
purchase through the museum, with discounts available for
museum members.
The museum is open to visitors Tuesday through Saturday,
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. General admission for adults is $12,
with reduced prices for seniors and children. Group tours are
also available with advance notice. 
BBB: Protecting Chicago consumers, businesses
When the Better Business Bureau opened
its doors in Minneapolis in 1912, “phishing”
was something that was still done from piers
and “malware” was decades away from being
used in everyday language. In fact, con
artists at the time primarily lured unwitting
consumers through means that would be
considered downright conventional by today’s standards.
“The Better Business Bureau system was invented
because most newspaper ads in the 1900s were either
false or misleading,” says Steve Bernas, president of the
Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Chicago. “We’ve come
a long way since then, but our priority remains the same:
protecting the public from bad apples.”
The BBB opened its first office in the Twin Cities in 1912,
and launched its Windy City operations 14 years later.
Nearly a century after that, the BBB continues to take a
deep dive into advertising – much of it online – while also
serving as a clearinghouse for complaints from consumers
and businesses, and accrediting local businesses.
“The BBB is used by 62,000 individuals and businesses
each day, and one of the best-kept secrets is that we’re a
free service,” Bernas says. “We want consumers to call us
first – not after a problem occurs. We want to assist them in
dealing with reputable firms.
“Our mission statement today is simple: We’re a leader in
advancing marketplace trust,” he adds.
And that trust is built on a lot of hard work. According to
Bernas, the BBB’s Chicago office processes about 50,000
consumer complaints per year from the organization’s offices
on the 31st floor at AMA Plaza. The BBB’s office, which has
been here for 18 years, has doubled its size in the past five
years and now includes 70 full- and part-time employees, who
find the River North location perfect for commuting and dining
during lunch and after work, Bernas says.
“I love this building, its amenities and access to great
restaurants,” he says. “And it’s centrally located, which is
convenient for all of our employees and visitors.”
The recent expansion of its operations at AMA Plaza
mirrors the organization’s growth overall in North America
during the past couple of years, Bernas says. In the coming
months, the BBB will open a suburban office in Naperville,
Ill., and is expanding into Mexico, adding to its already
successful operation in Canada.
“The BBB is known widely around the world as an organization you can trust and you can trust the businesses
that we accredit,” he says. “Trust is the new currency in the
marketplace.” 
Save $1,000 on a Chuan Spa & Health Club membership
Chicago Riverwalk completion effort underway
A popular attraction for AMA Plaza tenants is receiving a major facelift
The city broke
ground on the
final phase of the
Chicago Riverwalk
in early 2014. Plans
for the project
call for a major
expansion of the
walkway, including
the construction of
six thematic destinations: The Marina,
The Jetty, The Cove, The River Theater, The Swimming
Hole and The Boardwalk. When it’s complete, the pedestrian
thoroughfare will run continuously from Lake Michigan to
downtown Chicago.
Construction on the entire project will wrap up in 2016,
according to press reports. Until then, work will take place
between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and
will result in the following closures:
• U
pper Wacker Drive (between LaSalle Street and
State Street): The westbound curb lane may have daily
temporary closures between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
In addition, the north sidewalk between LaSalle Street
and Clark Street is closed to pedestrians until December
2014. Pedestrians should use the south sidewalk on the
upper street level.
ower Wacker Drive (between LaSalle Street and
• L
State Street): The westbound curb lane may have daily
temporary closures between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.
For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/aj2x2a2. 
AMA Plaza tenants who join the Chuan Spa & Health Club at The Langham, Chicago before May 31, 2014, will save $1,000.
The tenant promotional rate is $500 (regularly $1,500). Benefits include a complimentary personal training session; a health
assessment and diet plan; group fitness classes; a 60-minute spa treatment; and more. Call 312.923.7650 for details.
Plaza Pulse | April 2014
330 North Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60601 | 312.621.8550 | www.rrpchicago.com | www.330northwabashavenue.com
Susan Hammer, General Manager
BOMA/Chicago 2012 Property Management Professional of the Year
Steve Baron, Executive Vice President Leasing
Courtney Farella, Property Manager
Yordanos Ghdey, Tenant Services Coordinator
Debra Reynolds, Property Accountant
John Witkowski, Engineering Manager
Jim Kyler, Chief Engineer
Sam Santa Maria, Security Director
Himka Kopic, Housekeeping Supervisor
Ignacio Melquiades, Day Housekeeping Supervisor
The Simons Group, Writing and Design
Plaza Pulse
AMA Plaza | 330 North Wabash | April 2014
GREEN ZONE
There’s a new bin in town
AMA Plaza diverted 20.6 tons of organic material from
the landfill in the first six months of a general composting
program. That accounts for more than 12 percent of
the building’s diverted waste in 2013, the rest of which
came from the more common recycling of paper, plastic,
aluminum, glass and cardboard.
The program provides an eco-friendly option to disposing
food and other organic waste through an industrial
composting facility. Participating tenants use designated
bins to sort compostable materials from recycling or landfill
waste. Waste Management then collects the compostable
waste and takes it to a Chicago-area plant, where it’s
transformed into organic soil.
Building management started this food composting
initiative last summer with participation from Café 330 and
The Langham, Chicago. As the program became better
known in the building, tenants Perkins + Will and Thornton
Tomasetti expressed interest in having their offices
participate. Both companies are active participants in
other green programs, including the Chicago Green Office
Challenge, which encourages demonstrated environmental
leadership in the city.
“I jumped at the opportunity for the bins to be in our office,”
he says. “Perkins + Will has always thought of itself as a
leader in sustainable design – and we actually live it. We’re
conscious about sustainability and try to incorporate that
into our processes as much as possible.
“A good portion of the office composts at home, but this industrial-level program takes some explaining because more
can go into it, including meat and bones,” he continues.
“It’s been a learning experience, but some people have
personally thanked me for setting this up in our office. This
way, they don’t have to worry about taking their banana
peels home to put in their own compost.”
Rachel Michelin, senior project architect and “green
champion” for Thornton Tomasetti’s Chicago office, says she
always looks for opportunities for the office to maintain its
sustainability.
The offices of BDO USA, Enlivant and Riverview Realty
Partners also participate in the composting program.
“We’re one of the first office locations in our company
to compost, and it has really helped that the building is
so supportive and already had the program,” she says.
“There has been a really good response from everyone in
the office. We might even be able to get rid of one of the
trash bins in the kitchen soon, since a lot of the bulky food
containers people get from the building’s café can go into
the compost bin.”
Matthew Kuhl, senior project architect and senior associate
at Perkins + Will, heard about the composting program
from AMA Plaza’s property management team, which he
had worked with previously as a project architect for tenant
improvements.
Both companies have installed comprehensive signs to
explain the composting program, and have had great
support from staff willing to learn. Establishing a new office
kitchen routine has required some effort, but both offices
look forward to continuing the program.
Continued inside.