Four Oaks Place (1330 Post Oak)
1330 Post Oak
Houston, TX 77056
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The 1330 Post Oak Blvd. Building located in Houston, Texas, is a 30 story multi-tenant property and is one of a four building complex called Four Oaks Place. The property has been managed and leased by Transwestern since 2004. The staff working together with TIAA-Cref gained ENERGY STAR recongnition with an initial score of 81; that has now gone up to 92.
-- A lighting retrofit was started in 2000 and completed in 2001, in which all of the fluorescent lighting was converted from T12 lamps to Sylvania Octron Ecologic T8 fluorescent lamps. In addition, energy efficient electronic ballasts and fluorescent down lights were installed throughout the property.
-- Upgrades of energy management control system to perform supply air reset on the Air Handling Units have been performed.
-- Between 2000 and 2009, Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) were installed on air handling units. Based on actual metered data it is estimated that each variable speed drive saves 9,000 kWh per year.
-- In 2001, the City of Houston passed an energy ordinance that applied to new construction of office space, primarily the installation of motion detectors for lighting in all offices. This has contributed to the reduction especially considering the amount of leasing and remodeling that has been done at Four Oaks Place.
-- In 2007, VFDs were installed on the secondary chilled water pumps, thereby controlling differential pressure in the system by varying the pump speed.
-- A lighting retrofit was done in 2007 where Sylvania Octron Ecologic T8 fluorescent lamps were replaced with Philips Energy Advantage T8 Lamps ALTO 25 watt Lamp Technology. Re-commissioning of the building lighting in 2007 resulted in a project wide savings of an estimated 2,000,000 kWh per year in electrical energy consumption.
-- Re-commissioning of HVAC systems are conducted after build outs or remodels.
-- Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) were added to the four cooling tower fans between 2010 and 2011.
-- A program to retrofit pneumatic Variable Air Volume controls to Direct Digital Controls has been started -- 8 floors have been retrofitted so far.
TIAA is a seven-time ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award winner whose Global Real Estate Sustainability Initiative (GRESI) reflects the firm’s strong commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency. The GRESI is a portfolio-wide initiative that sets goals for strategic energy management, emphasizes operational excellence and continual improvement, and acts as an expanded fiduciary framework to better serve the needs of clients, investors, tenants, and communities. For more information on the TIAA GRESI, read our annual report: https://www.tiaa-cref.org/public/pdf/sri_2014_report.pdf
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Please note: Narrative information in this profile has been provided by Four Oaks Place or a representative of this facility. Other building information was verified and submitted to EPA at the time of application. Building energy performance, operating characteristics, and ownership/management may be subject to change over time.
Building Owner:*
Four Oaks Place
Property Manager:*
Transwestern (4 Oaks)
Year(s) Labeled (Rating):
2004 (90)
2005 (85)
2006 (84)
2007 (91)
2008 (93)
2009 (95)
2010 (91)
2011 (92)
2012 (90)
2013 (87)
2014 (90)
2015 (87)
2016 (87)
Facility Type: Office
Total Floorspace: 647324 sf
Year Constructed: 1983
Contract Type: None
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