Jun 18 2010
The twenty-two story Overlook III office building, at 2859 Paces Ferry Road in the Northwest Atlanta submarket, has been awarded LEED Silver certification for existing buildings by the US Green Building Council. The 438,709 square-foot property is the second building in Atlanta owned and managed by Parmenter Realty Partners to achieve LEED certification.
Parmenter and its consultant, BVM Engineering, worked together to attain this certification, building on Parmenter’s existing corporate green initiatives.
Since purchasing the building Parmenter has aggressively pursued energy saving projects such as recommissioning the mechanical systems, retrofitting restroom faucets and toilets with low-flow devices, and completing a full building lighting retrofit. Additionally, the building has strengthened the green cleaning and recycling programs already in place.
Parmenter has also improved the building’s Energy Star rating during the past year from a score of 87 to 90, which puts it in the top 10% of most energy efficient buildings of this size in this region.
Overlook III office building - 2859 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta
“These projects have reduced the building’s carbon footprint, while lowering tenant operating costs and improving tenant comfort. It’s a real win/win situation,” says John C. Davidson, Parmenter Southeast Regional Director. Parmenter achieved LEED gold in 2009 for 1000 Parkwood, a 211,000 sq. ft. building also in the Northwest submarket.
Source: http://www.parmco.com/