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San Francisco's Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) presented Thoreau Center for Sustainability with a second place Earth Award win in the small commercial building category at the first Earth Awards luncheon presentation at the Nikko Hotel.
BOMA members consider not only the best commercial recycling programs, but evaluate building’s energy and water conservation efforts, air quality and toxics reduction programs, support for public transportation, and effective use of tenant education programs geared to promoting sustainability practices in commercial office buildings. The Environment Committee has created this new award as an opportunity for BOMA members to consider the entire spectrum of programs and practices that constitute an effective sustainability program for office buildings including what policies and procedures should be adopted that can help move a property toward becoming "green."
First place went to the recently renovated, historical Ferry Building downtown. And third place was awarded to the historical U.S. Mint building on 5th and Mission streets. The old Mint was recently remodeled and opened as a museum. We are proud to be considered among these high visibility buildings that were recently remodeled with new technologies. Judges recognized our challenges at Thoreau Center and lauded our grassroots conservation efforts.
