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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – May 22, 2006 – The first large-scale commercial real estate project in the Presidio National Park celebrated its tenth anniversary on April 25, 2006. Created as a public-private partnership between the Tides Foundation, Equity Community Builders and the National Park Service, Thoreau Center for Sustainability has over 60 tenants, most of them nonprofits working for community and environmental sustainability.
In addition, Thoreau Center for Sustainability, a multi-tenant nonprofit center, was honored with a first place CORY Award at the 6th Annual Commercial Recycler of the Year Awards in San Francisco on April 27, 2006. Thoreau Center placed first last year in the same category. The Commercial Recycler of the Year Awards pay tribute to outstanding office buildings, food establishments and hotels committed to the environment through their recycling programs, leadership, policies and innovations.
The award program is hosted by Building and Office Managers Association (BOMA) San Francisco, in conjunction with the San Francisco Department of the Environment and Golden Gate Disposal and Recycling Company.
Thoreau Center for Sustainability received first place in the Small Building category and was chosen for its extensive recycling programs, which include the recycling of batteries, cell phones, light bulbs, printer cartridges, tennis shoes, and keys, in addition to the usual paper, glass and aluminum recycling. Thoreau Center uses post-consumer waste paper products, green janitorial cleaning products, and composts its kitchen waste in office spaces and at the onsite Acre Café. It also has an education program about recycling for its tenants and posts in public spaces its environmental policy stating Thoreau Center’s commitment to promoting sustainable practices in all its operations.
“It’s an honor to win this award and a direct reflection of the hard work of our staff and the tenants of Thoreau Center to make our recycling program a success,” said Becky Bacon of Equity Community Management Services, Thoreau Center’s building manager.
About Thoreau Center for Sustainability
Located in the historic Letterman Hospital buildings of San Francisco’s Presidio National Park, Thoreau Center for Sustainability is a highly successful multi-tenant nonprofit center. This 12-building facility houses over 60 organizations and 400 employees working for social and environmental sustainability, as well as two community-oriented art galleries. Thoreau Center has incorporated green design and historic preservation in its buildings and is an operating model for other multi-tenant nonprofit centers.
Thoreau Center is a program of Tides Network through its nonprofit real estate initiative, Tides Shared Spaces. Tides is a group of nonprofits that shares a common vision for a healthy society. For more information, visit www.tidessharedspaces.org.
Copyright 2006, Thoreau Center for Sustainability, Tides Network, Tides Shared Spaces, Tides Foundation. Other names used in this press release may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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