February 2, 2012

CNW Group/The Minto Group

Minto’s 180 Kent St. in Ottawa is the city’s greenest office tower; it has received the BOMA BESt Level 4 certification.

Minto office tower in Ottawa scores top BOMA rating

OTTAWA

A Minto Group Ottawa office tower became the first building in that city to receive BOMA’s highest level of recognition for excellence in environmental best practices within the commercial building industry.

The office tower, located at 180 Kent St., received the Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA) Building Environmental Standards (BESt) Level 4 certification.

The BOMA BESt certification program was launched in 2005 to assess commercial building operations in the areas of air quality, water conservation, heat recovery, energy reduction, preventative maintenance, tenant relations, waste recovery and environmental plans.

Buildings are scored on the effectiveness and implementation of strategies in these areas and more; obtaining a prestigious Level 4 rating indicates a building has achieved a score of 90 per cent or higher in all categories.

“To obtain this rating you must not only build a state of the art building, but it must be operated and maintained to the highest standards to ensure it reduces its environmental impact as designed,” says Oryst Deneka, Director of Property Operations for 180 Kent St.

Striving for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum, 180 Kent St. was built in 2009 to be a green office tower, featuring a number of innovations including a rainwater harvesting system, green roof and heat recovery units. In 2010, the office tower boasted 55 per cent water savings and 52 per cent energy savings compared to a commercial tower built to model national energy code for buildings. In 2011, 180 Kent St. fulfilled its commitment to eliminating approximately 825 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.

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