ROSELAND, NJ-Mack-Cali has won Silver LEED rating for a 13-year-old office building here, by making improvements certified by the U.S. Building Council.

ROSELAND, NJ—Mack-Cali Realty Corp.'s 105 Eisenhower Parkway building at Eisenhower/280 Corporate Center here has been awarded LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

Mack-Cali has two other LEED Silver buidlings in its office portfolio, 8 Campus Drive at its business campus in Parsippany and Liberty Corner Corporate Center at 106 Allen Road in Bernards Township.

There are only a handful of multi-tenanted office buildings that have achieved the designation.

The LEED-EB: OM 2009 certification(“Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design – Existing Buildings: Operation & Maintenance”) recognizes maximized operational efficiency with minimized environmental impact.

The program addresses cleaning and maintenance issues – including chemical use – recycling programs, exterior maintenance programs, and system upgrades. It is the only LEED rating system under which projects can demonstrate actual energy efficiency and sustainable operations performance metrics.

Examples of the building's sustainability achievements include:

· An Energy Star rating of 93, which places the building in the top 7% of similar buildings in terms of energy efficiency
· Use of highly efficient plumbing fixtures providing water savings of approximately 17%.
· Modifications to the irrigation system providing a 74% reduction in water use for irrigation, as well as a dedicated meter.
· Recycling efforts resulting in a 45% diversion rate of recyclables from landfill and a 100% diversion rate of durable goods from the waste stream
· An non-toxic pest management program.
· A “green” cleaning program, part of a an indoor air quality program.

This project was completed by the Mack-Cali property management team, with Gerard Hazel of Sustainable Systems consulting.

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Mack-Cali Turns an Office Building 'Silver'

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