Buckhead Tower at Lenox Square
3399 Peachtree Road
Atlanta, GA 30326
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Buckhead Tower is a multi-tenant Class A office building located in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, Georgia. Constructed in 1987, the twenty-story, 370,000 square foot office building is owned and managed by Parmenter Realty Partners. As a leader in sustainability in the commercial real estate industry, Parmenter Realty Partners is committed to corporate responsibility and sustainability, and is constantly looking for ways to reduce the impact buildings have on the environment.
In January 2014 Buckhead Tower earned LEED Gold in the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance Rating System. Buckhead Tower at Lenox Square is also designated a BOMA 360 property by BOMA International, and was awarded the 2012-2013 TOBY (The Outstanding Building of the Year) in the BOMA Southern Region in the 250,000 – 499,999 Sq. Feet Category.
Among
the many energy and water saving projects accomplished at Buckhead
Tower were:
- Installation of VFDs on the cooling tower fan
motors
- Installation of VFDs on the AHU fan motors
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Installation of a 275-ton chiller for after hours low load
conditions
- Installation of occupancy sensors in private
offices, tenant suites, restrooms, janitorial closets, and telephone
rooms
- Installation of time clocks during tenant improvements to
control common area lighting
Buckhead Tower also underwent a lighting retrofit in the main lobby area and hallways. The lighting in the lobby operated 24 hours a day and required extra attention for maintenance. In addition to adding motion sensors, the retrofit replaced 46 incandescent PAR recessed down lights (100W) and 18 compact fluorescent recessed down lights (23W) with 25W and 14W LED modules. This resulted in an average annual energy and maintenance savings of $6,000 with a 15-month payback. The overall electrical load for the common area was reduced by 72%, which also reduced annual CO2 emissions by 27 metric tons.
A large domestic water fixture retrofit resulted in a combination of new 1.6 GPF toilets, 1.0 GPF urinals, and dual flush (1.1/1.6 GPF) toilets throughout the building. All break room sinks and lavatories were upgraded to 0.5 GPM faucets, and WaterSense labeled showerheads were installed.
Behavioral strategies were also put into place to help optimize building energy performance and reduce unnecessary energy use during non-business days. Building systems were normally scheduled to run on Saturdays even though many times the tenants were not occupying their space on the weekends. A new policy was implemented that requires tenants to request HVAC during off hours and on weekends. Property managers also survey tenants for any hours they will not be working during holidays, which results in additional reduction in conditioning hours in the building.
Parmenter Realty Partners is a real estate investment, management and development company, headquartered in Miami, Florida, with regional offices in Dallas, Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Parmenter operates a series of institutional investment funds focused on the southeast, southwest and DC Metro regions of the U.S.
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Please note: Narrative information in this profile has been provided by Parmenter Realty Partners 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:*
Parmenter Realty Partners
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Year(s) Labeled (Rating):
2007 (75)
2008 (81)
2010 (89)
2011 (85)
2013 (83)
2014 (79)
2015 (83)
2016 (80)
Facility Type: Office
Total Floorspace: 374263 sf
Year Constructed: 1987
Contract Type: None
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