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Two Alliance Gets LEED Gold Certification

ATLANTA-The 20-story office tower is first in the Buckhead submarket with the status.

By Carl Cronan | Updated on October 16, 2009

ATLANTA-Two Alliance Center has received LEED Gold certification by the US Green Building Council, three months after its opening. The 20-story, 493,000-square-foot glass tower at 3500 Lenox Road is believed to be the first office building in the Buckhead submarket to achieve the status, along with being one of the first in the city.

The building’s owner, New York City-based Tishman Speyer Properties, says it utilized approximately 15% of recycled materials in building Two Alliance Center, then recycled at least 75% of its construction waste. Also, 25% of construction materials were extracted or manufactured within 500 miles of the building site, reducing carbon emissions from transportation.

Other sustainable design elements to the $85-million building, which features a curved design similar to a sail, include savings of 20% in energy costs and 40% of water use, along with a commitment to recycling building waste and using green housekeeping supplies. Tishman Speyer will also buy renewal energy certificates equal to 35% of its annual core and shell energy usage at Two Alliance Center.

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