Citi has earned a LEED-Gold designation for its new 15-story skyscraper at Two Court Square, Queens, New York. The office tower houses 1,500 employees.
Citi has committed to achieving environmental certification globally (LEED in the United States) for the construction of all new office buildings and operations centers and evaluation of existing larger facilities. This is a critical part of Citi’s pledge to embed eco-friendly practices into its everyday business and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 10% by 2011 at its more than 14,500 facilities worldwide. Citi also expects to open LEED-certified retail branches in 2007.
The building’s green features include:
– Purchase of certified green wind power that will provide 100% of the building’s energy load for the next five years.
– high-performance window glazing; energy-efficient lighting and air-conditioning systems; lighting controls; and office occupancy sensors.
– Workstations, carpeting and furniture made from recycled materials and/or through sustainable manufacturing processes.
– Views to the outside for 90% of cubicles, offices and conference rooms.
– Approximately 90% (4,590 tons) of structural steel contains post-consumer recycled content.
– Efficient plumbing fixtures and a storm-water recycling system that captures rain water in a retention tank for use in cooling towers and for all site irrigation.
– An indoor bicycle rack for employees.
– over 90% of waste recycled and diverted from landfills during construction
Sustainable IT program
Citi also unveiled a new enterprise-wide initiative – the Sustainable IT program. It engages the company globally to focus on power management, paper and travel substitution, and responsible asset management.
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