BXP Earns 2022 ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award
May 10 2022 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Awarded Highest Honor Given by the ENERGY STAR
Program for the 2nd Year
Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BXP), the largest publicly traded
developer, owner, and manager of Class A office properties in the
United States, today announced that it has received the 2022 ENERGY
STAR Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy
for the second consecutive year.
The Sustained Excellence award is the highest honor bestowed by
the ENERGY STAR program. According to ENERGY STAR, the winners are
part of a distinguished group that has made a long-term commitment
to fighting climate change and protecting public health through
energy efficiency, and they are among the nation’s leaders in
driving value for the environment, the economy, and the American
people.
BXP continues to be recognized as a well-established leader in
energy efficiency and has publicly declared energy use intensity
reduction goals. BXP has reduced the energy use intensity of its
actively managed office buildings by 41 percent since 2008. In
2021, 46 BXP buildings earned the ENERGY STAR rating, and the
Company achieved an average ENERGY STAR score of 76 out of 100
across its actively managed and eligible in-service portfolio.
“We know it’s going to take all of us working together to tackle
the climate crisis, and the 2022 ENERGY STAR award-winning partners
are demonstrating what it takes to build a more sustainable
future,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “These
companies are showing once again that taking action in support of a
clean energy economy can be good not only for the environment, but
also for business and customers.”
“We’re proud of our recognition from and partnership with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and ENERGY STAR,” said Doug
Linde, President, BXP. “The Sustained Excellence award highlights
BXP’s ongoing commitment to reducing energy consumption, carbon
emissions, and operating costs through a focus on optimizing energy
performance across our portfolio.”
About BXP ESG
BXP’s commitment to ESG leadership has been recognized by
numerous industry groups and rankings, including BXP’s recent
inclusion as #4 on the 2021 Forbes Green Growth 50 list and #3 on
Barron’s 10 Most Sustainable U.S. REITs list. BXP was named to
Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies 2022 list, ranking
first in its industry with an increased ranking of 31st overall out
of the 499 companies included on list. BXP recently earned a tenth
consecutive “Green Star” recognition in the 2021 GRESB® assessment
and a GRESB 5-star rating. BXP has been a leader in green building
and has certified 29.1 million square feet of its current
in-service portfolio at the highest LEED certification levels of
Gold and Platinum. In 2021 BXP was named a Best in Building Health
winner by the Center for Active Design. BXP remains on track to
achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2025.
About BXP
Boston Properties (NYSE: BXP) is the largest publicly traded
developer, owner, and manager of Class A office properties in the
United States, concentrated in six markets - Boston, Los Angeles,
New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. BXP is a
fully integrated real estate company, organized as a real estate
investment trust (REIT), that develops, manages, operates,
acquires, and owns a diverse portfolio of primarily Class A office
space. Including properties owned by unconsolidated joint ventures,
as of March 31, 2022, BXP’s portfolio totaled 53.1 million square
feet and 201 properties, including eleven properties under
construction/redevelopment. For more information, please visit our
website at www.bxp.com or follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram.
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR® is the government-backed symbol for energy
efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information
that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed
decisions. Thousands of industrial, commercial, utility, state, and
local organizations—including more than 40 percent of the Fortune
500®—rely on their partnership with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to deliver cost-saving energy efficiency
solutions. Since 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners helped American
families and businesses avoid more than $500 billion in energy
costs and achieve more than 4 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas
reductions. More background information about ENERGY STAR’s impacts
can be found at www.energystar.gov/impacts and state-level
information can be found at www.energystar.gov/statefacts.
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At the Company Laura Sesody Vice President, Corporate
Marketing & Communication lsesody@bxp.com
Helen Han Vice President, Investor Relations hhan@bxp.com
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