可持续性 Initiatives
博马/十大网赌靠谱网址平台 is committed to sustainability and continues to partner with the city to advance cost-effective initiatives that reduce energy use and protect the environment.
能源 Benchmarking and Rating System
The City of Chicago adopted an 能源 Benchmarking ordinance in 2013 that required building owners or managers of properties 50,000 square feet or greater to report whole-building energy use once a year. In 2017, that ordinance was amended to create the Chicago 能源 Rating System for large buildings. The new system is a zero to four star scale rating based on existing and publicly available energy data, alongside recent energy improvements to buildings. Each building over 50,000 square feet will be required to post their rating in a prominent location on the property, and share this information at the time of sale or lease listing. Chicago is the first US city to assign buildings an energy performance rating and require properties to post their rating.
博马/十大网赌靠谱网址平台 took part in discussions with the city to help formulate the benchmarking requirements and is currently participating in a task force that will finalize details and procedures for the new rating system.
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The 水和废物(W2)挑战
博马/十大网赌靠谱网址平台 has partnered with BOMA International to promote the 水和废物(W2)挑战 to expand the sustainability efforts of the commercial real estate industry. This program is a two-year initiative that supports commercial real estate practitioners in benchmarking water and waste consumption and associated costs, and implementing best practices to improve performance. The program runs from January 1, 2018年至12月31日, 2019, and participants will be eligible for recognition for their leadership from BOMA International. Year 1 will establish a baseline and Year 2 will promote performance improvements.
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Lighting Initiatives for Conservation and Carbon Reduction
To reduce carbon emissions and darken the night sky, 博马/十大网赌靠谱网址平台 assisted the City of Chicago in the development and implementation of 熄灯的十大网赌靠谱网址平台, voluntary exterior lighting guidelines for all exterior decorative lighting, and non-emergency or non-safety exterior lighting and signage. The vast majority of 博马/十大网赌靠谱网址平台 buildings adhere to these guidelines. Other 博马/十大网赌靠谱网址平台 initiatives have sought to streamline regulations that would make it easier for buildings to be proactive in the use of adaptive technology like occupancy sensors to eliminate unnecessary, non-emergency stairwell lighting in downtown office buildings.
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生活水平 Campaign
生活水平 is a newly launched campaign by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This campaign collects and shares stories to prove that we all have the power to make a measurable impact on the quality of life.
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回收
In 2008, when the City of Chicago’s Department of Environment proposed an exclusive waste hauling franchise, which would have preempted commercial office buildings’ ability to negotiate and select individual waste haulers, the City did so with the stated goal of attaining a 40-percent recycling rate. 博马/十大网赌靠谱网址平台 members demonstrated an existing recycling rate of 60 percent, with many buildings already achieving significantly higher rates. Those efforts continue today as more buildings and more focused practices continue to push recycling rates higher.
Transportation Initiatives
As the City of Chicago undertakes efforts to improve transportation and relieve congestion in the Central Business District, 博马/十大网赌靠谱网址平台 has advocated in support of constructive proposals on behalf of its members. 博马/十大网赌靠谱网址平台 has been involved in discussions with policy makers on matters including Rapid Bus Transit, bicycle usage and parking, and public transportation.