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Regency Centers, a grocery-anchored shopping center chain, has increased its annual energy savings by percent, achieved LEED certification for three projects and tripled the amount of construction and demolition material recycled in .
These sustainability improvements are part of the company’s commitment to reduce the environmental impact of developing and operating shopping centers through its Greengenuity program, Regency says.
Regency measures its Greengenuity progress in five CG Leads areas: green building certification, energy efficiency, water conservation, renewable energy and waste reduction.
Last year, three Regency projects achieved LEED certification, including new development Market at Colonnade in Raleigh, NC, Mariano’s Fresh Market at redeveloped Roscoe Square in Chicago and redevelopment Granada Village in Los Angeles. Since , more than percent of the company’s major development and redevelopment projects have sought LEED certification, and of those projects started in , nearly half are seeking certification, the company says.
Regency has reduced its energy consumption since by . million kWh. In , the company saved . million kWh. Networked lighting controls at shopping centers, which remotely control on-off schedules of site lighting systems, combined with LED lighting and more efficient HID lamps, account for the majority of these savings.
In the area of water conservation, the company has implemented smart water management practices at properties. An example includes the implementation of smart irrigation controllers, which adjust the irrigation schedule based on local weather conditions and other parameters. As a result, Regency has reduced water consumption by million gallons since and million gallons in alone.
Regency installed a rooftop solar panel array at the Shops at Saugus, located in the Boston suburb of Saugus, which generated , kWh of renewable energy last year. Plus, the company purchased , renewable energy certificates.
The company also reused or recycled more than , tons of construction debris in , a percent improvement over .
Last month Marks & Spencer announced a “green” property lease policy intended to better manage new buildings’ environmental performance, and retrospectively add green clauses to existing leases. M&S says all new leases or retrofit agreements will facilitate sharing of data on gas, electricity, water usage and waste in M&S-occupied buildings. This will encourage both the retailer and its landlords — typically shopping centers and retail parks — to reduce CO emissions.
These sustainability improvements are part of the company’s commitment to reduce the environmental impact of developing and operating shopping centers through its Greengenuity program, Regency says.
Regency measures its Greengenuity progress in five CG Leads areas: green building certification, energy efficiency, water conservation, renewable energy and waste reduction.
Last year, three Regency projects achieved LEED certification, including new development Market at Colonnade in Raleigh, NC, Mariano’s Fresh Market at redeveloped Roscoe Square in Chicago and redevelopment Granada Village in Los Angeles. Since , more than percent of the company’s major development and redevelopment projects have sought LEED certification, and of those projects started in , nearly half are seeking certification, the company says.
Regency has reduced its energy consumption since by . million kWh. In , the company saved . million kWh. Networked lighting controls at shopping centers, which remotely control on-off schedules of site lighting systems, combined with LED lighting and more efficient HID lamps, account for the majority of these savings.
In the area of water conservation, the company has implemented smart water management practices at properties. An example includes the implementation of smart irrigation controllers, which adjust the irrigation schedule based on local weather conditions and other parameters. As a result, Regency has reduced water consumption by million gallons since and million gallons in alone.
Regency installed a rooftop solar panel array at the Shops at Saugus, located in the Boston suburb of Saugus, which generated , kWh of renewable energy last year. Plus, the company purchased , renewable energy certificates.
The company also reused or recycled more than , tons of construction debris in , a percent improvement over .
Last month Marks & Spencer announced a “green” property lease policy intended to better manage new buildings’ environmental performance, and retrospectively add green clauses to existing leases. M&S says all new leases or retrofit agreements will facilitate sharing of data on gas, electricity, water usage and waste in M&S-occupied buildings. This will encourage both the retailer and its landlords — typically shopping centers and retail parks — to reduce CO emissions.