Keystone Parke achieves LEED Silver rating

Neyer Properties, Inc. has announced that the first building at its Keystone Parke office campus in Evanston has been awarded LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.The building was designed by Neyer Properties and PDT Design to achieve LEED certification for energy use, lighting, water and material use.Green and sustainable features include underground parking, pedestrian access to adjacent Evanston Park, high-efficiency windows, drip irrigation and low-flow fixtures that reduce water consumption by 50 percent, motion-detector lighting, and daylight harvesting sensors that adjust light based on natural light penetration and movement within the office.More than 50 percent of the building materials were manufactured in the region, and 30 percent of the building was built with recycled materials.Estimated energy use at Keystone Parke will be 30 percent less than offices built using standard building practices.The $100 million Keystone Parke development is the first LEED core and shell project in the Cincinnati region, and, in June, Neyer Properties pledged to build all of its new office projects to LEED standards.”Green building is the right thing to do, and all future Neyer Properties office projects will be built to LEED Standards,” says Dan Neyer, president of Neyer Properties.  “Studies show that employees are healthier, happier and more productive in green workplaces.”Headquartered at Keystone Parke, the developer expects to obtain LEED Gold for commercial interiors for its own offices.Writer: Kevin LeMasterSource: Susan Chapin, director of marketing, Neyer Properties, Inc. Photographs provided by Neyer Properties, Inc