Environmental

1670Broadway a premier office building

Getting Greener

1670 Broadway has achieved LEED Silver certification for energy use, lighting, water and material use as well as incorporating a variety of other sustainable strategies. By using less energy and water, LEED certified building save money for families, businesses and taxpayers; reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and contribute to a healthier environment for residents, workers and the larger community.
LEED Green Building Rating System is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design construction and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives buildings owners and operators the tools to have an impact on their building performance.

LEED certification provides independent, third-party verification that a building meets the highest performance sustainability based on five key areas of human and environmental health:

- Sustainable site development.
- Water savings.
- Energy efficiency.
- Materials section
- Indoor environmental quality.
This is an overview of what the building is doing to get “greener” every day:

- Building wide recycle program has been converted from simply paper program to any type of paper, cans, plastics rated 1-7, cardboard and more. We have diverted an average of 40% of trash into recycling each month.
- Old light bulbs are now recycled. By properly disposing of our old bulbs the mercury in the florescent lamps is now diverted from the landfill.

- Converting to recycled content toilet paper and paper towels in the restrooms.
- Our building is cleaned with green sealed cleaning products.
Implementation of low-or no-cost strategies for sustainable performance by collaborating with the service providers and product manufacturers already working in the building. Most strategies significantly reduce operational costs, and improve water and energy use.
- Upgraded building equipment to help ensure that it only runs when needed.
- Installed a new white membrane roof, this helps deflect solar heat gain into the building through the roof which saves energy.
- Replaced old toilets with water efficient toilets.
- Additional bike racks installed in the garage.
- And more…

What can you do?

- Participate in our building wide recycling program, Look for the recycling containers on every floor.
- Bring us your batteries, there is a container in the management office for battery recycling.
- Take the Light Rail / Carpool / Walk to work, we are blocks away from the Downtown Light Rail station.
- Go to www.usgbc.org/LEED/EB to learn more are LEEB-EB.