Boston – KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm, has received gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its new 96,000sf offices at Two Financial Center.
The six floors of energy efficient, environmentally friendly and customized space serve as KPMG’s new Boston headquarters.
Jones Lang LaSalle served as construction manager for the project.
KPMG is the anchor tenant in the new 220,000sf mid-rise office tower. Two Financial is the first new building constructed in the city’s Financial District since 2003.
To achieve LEED gold status, numerous sustainable design features had to be implemented. Water efficient plumbing fixtures and appliances were selected to reduce water use by 40 percent more than is called for under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines. Highly-efficient light fixtures, lighting controls, and Energy Star rated equipment were used to dramatically reduce energy consumption and save operating expenses. Lighting power density achieved was 25% more than the LEED standard.
More than 90 percent of the waste typically generated during construction was diverted from landfills through recycling and reuse. All new materials have an aggregate recycled content of more than 25 percent, and more than 50 percent come from within 500 miles of the job site.
Perkins+Will is the project architect and AHA Consulting Engineers the engineer.
