NORCROSS, GA-Five buildings owned by Wells Real Estate Funds have earned the Energy Star designation for efficiency, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, bringing the total number of Wells-owned Energy Star buildings to 14, the company said.

The award was presented to 5 Houston Center, a Class-A office tower in downtown Houston; the three-building University Circle complex in East Palo Alto, Calif.; and Pasadena Corporate Park, near Los Angeles. More are to come, says Scott Meadows, managing director, property services, for Wells Real Estate Funds.

“We’re going to seek superior energy efficiency with any properties we operate,” Meadows told GlobeSt.com. “Our focus is to have green practices throughout all our buildings. The value of Energy Star is to provide a baseline we can improve on.”

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