Sustainability

IRVINE, CA—Governor Brown’s aggressive goals for doubling the energy efficiency of existing buildings by 2030 will continue to drive new technologies, Irvine Co.’s VP of energy management Rich Bluth tells GlobeSt.com. The development firm owns and operates the most ENERGY STAR-certified offices of any building owner in the nation, and three of the company’s new buildings—two at its “NextGen” Sand Canyon Business Center here and Eastgate Terrace (9779 Kettner) in La Jolla, CA—were among only 10 new developments nationwide to become “Designed to Earn the Energy STAR” certified in 2016.

If this state has shown the world anything, it’s that Californians meet times of crisis with visionary solutions.

Irvine Company Office Properties, an ENERGY STAR Partner, owns and operates the largest number of energy-efficient, 2015 ENERGY STAR certified office buildings in the nation, according to a company analysis of public data.

Irvine Company’s Symphony Tower in downtown San Diego recently became California’s first office building to qualify for a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Dynamic Plaque as part of its recertification.