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Government Recognizes Transwestern in Better Buildings Challenge

HOUSTON-Transwestern VP Dorothy Schwarz chats with Amy Wolff Sorter of GlobeSt.com about how the company works with owners and managers on sustainability initiatives.

By Amy Wolff Sorter | Updated on June 12, 2013

HOUSTON-When it comes to building sustainability and energy savings, Transwestern has racked up a lot of awards during the past decade. This includes the Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award, which it has won numerous times. In recent weeks, the locally headquartered company has added another accolade to its ranks: Transwestern was recognized by the US Department of Energy for its efforts as part of the Better Buildings Challenge.

Launched at the end of 2011, the Better Buildings Challenge calls on leadership to reduce portfolio-wide energy use by 20% by 2020. The challenge also mandates that commercial real estate leaders share results of energy reduction strategies with others. In this endeavor, Transwestern worked with building owners and managers across the portfolio it manages to help incorporate sustainability efforts and tracking methods.

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