The inaugural event looking to foster collaboration between real estate developers throughout the Midwest is set to take place in Chicago October 12. The goal is to focus on underrepresented populations in commercial real estate. (Learn more about Diverse Developers Conference.)
ESD is always proud to steer clients toward the healthiest environment possible in their buildings.
Led by Tim Zelazny of our Energy+Eco group, the nation’s first WELL v1 Core & Shell Gold high-rise building – 151 North Franklin in Chicago – was certified in June. The 809,500-square-foot space was seeking to differentiate its facility from neighboring Class A high-rises as well as provide a high-quality building for tenants. What is WELL’s value differentiator? Prior to certification the project must pass the standard’s stringent air, water, lighting and acoustics quality tests that are performed on-site. The base building MEP design (by ESD) helped meet these standards.
ESD has also helped the building acquire its LEED BD+C v2009 Gold certification and Wired Platinum certification.
