MIAMI—I recently visited 600 Brickell and I was impressed with everything—including the green features. Apparently, so was the U.S. Green Building Council. The building just received LEED Platinum certification.

The 40-story, 600,000-square-foot mixed-use commercial tower in the heart of Miami's financial district is the only building of its kind in Florida, and one of only a handful of its class and size in the world, to be so designated. It received the designation in the core and shell category, which applies to new construction.

Loretta Cockrum, founder, chairwoman and CEO of Foram Group, developer of 600 Brickell, spoke about the LEED Platinum certification at the launch of the University of Miami's Impact Real Estate Conference last week. She said she's often asked about the constant benefit of going LEED Platinum.