Hines, the international real estate firm, announced that Fifty South Sixth in Minneapolis has received Gold certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for Existing Buildings (EB) Rating System.
The 29-story, Class A office tower is located in the heart of the city’s Central Business District. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Fifty South Sixth contains 698,606 rentable square feet and was completed in 2001.
Green features implemented at Fifty South Sixth include: energy efficient lighting with reduced mercury content; the use of environmentally sensitive cleaning products and practices; reduction of indoor potable water use through low-flow fixtures; and a comprehensive recycling program. Additionally, Hines offers its proprietary GREEN OFFICE for Tenants program, which assists in giving tenants options to reduce their carbon footprint.
In addition to earning LEED Gold, Fifty South Sixth has earned the ENERGY STAR® label every year since 2002.
The building is leased to a notable tenant roster including, among others: BMO Harris Bank; Deloitte; Dorsey & Whitney, LLP; Dunham Associates; and Wells Fargo.
