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High Ridge Park earns ENERGY STAR rating
By High Ridge Park | March 23, 2010 | 6:58 p.m
High Ridge Park Corporate Center in Stamford, Conn. has announced that Buildings 3 and 5 have earned the prestigious ENERGY STAR designation. According to ENERGY STAR’s Commercial & Industrial Branch, the ENERGY STAR is the mark of superior energy performance and identifies these two High Ridge Park buildings amongst the most efficient buildings in the nation, helping to prevent the release of greenhouse gases, in turn protecting the environment.
“In the real estate industry, this recognition sets us apart,” said Jodi Gutierrez, vice president of property management for George Comfort & Sons and on-site property manager of High Ridge Park Corporate Center. “We have been implementing several ‘green’ initiatives to bring our buildings to a higher level of energy efficiency and we are proud to receive this designation.”
High Ridge Park Buildings 3 and 5 can now be found on a registry of buildings that earned the ENERGY STAR at www.energystar.gov. According to this source, only three buildings in Stamford have achieved this energy rating. High Ridge Park’s Buildings 3 and 5 represent two of the three ENERGY STAR rated properties in Stamford.
Some of the green initiatives at High Ridge Park include the installation of energy-saving solar control low-e insulated glass on the new curtain walls at Buildings 1, 4 and 5, new reflective white roofs on Buildings 1 and 6 and new Building Management Systems in Buildings 3, 5 and 6. All of the buildings have had energy efficient lighting fixture upgrades. In Building 3, occupancy sensors have been installed throughout the building, and day-light harvesting fixtures were installed in the perimeter office spaces. Many other mechanical and electrical equipment replacements and improvements have been made in all of the buildings at High Ridge Park, contributing to the park’s total increased energy efficiency. Management is also working toward having all of the buildings at the property receive this ENERGY STAR designation.
In addition to these physical upgrades, High Ridge Park has also implemented a shuttle service to the local train station to minimize fuel use and emissions.
About High Ridge Park
High Ridge Park offers the only true corporate campus setting within the City of Stamford, Fairfield County, CT. The 40-acre park consists of six Class-A office buildings, each architecturally distinct, as they were designed by famed architect, Victor Bisharat. Right off the Merritt Parkway, only minutes from I-95 and with a dedicated shuttle to the Stamford Transportation Center, High Ridge Park is highly convenient for commuters. The recent multi-million dollar renovation has transformed the campus into a truly magnificent “Office in a Park” with a setting that is unparalleled in Fairfield County. The park is co-owned and managed by George Comfort & Sons, one of the New York metropolitan region’s oldest, largest and most reputable real estate firms. George Comfort & Sons’ co-owner in the property is RREEF Real Estate, the real estate division of RREEF Alternative Investments, which is the global alternative investment management business of Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management division.
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices. For more information, go to http://www.energystar.gov.