As energy and sustainability continues to be a key focus for our clients and employees around the world, Jones Lang LaSalle is heightening its commitment to developing industry-leading training, technology and service solutions that drive business performance. In his new role as President of the Energy and Sustainability Services (ESS) group, the Americas, Peter Belisle plans to aggressively grow the business through geographic expansion and expanded product development, while more clearly defining the existing services offered to our clients.

In September, 2009 Beacon Capital Partners, LLC and Jones Lang LaSalle announced the world’s first Platinum LEED Certified multi-tenant building under the LEED for Existing Building: Operations & Maintenance category at 550 West Washington Street in Chicago.  The 10-year old asset owned by an affiliate of Beacon makes history as the first multi-tenant building to reach Platinum status.

Vice President and General Manager Connie O’Murray, has achieved the very first Green Globes Professional Certification™ in the state of Colorado.  Green Globes is an assessment tool developed by the Green Building Initiative for green building design, operation and management.  The Green Globes Professional™ designation recognizes proficiency in the Green Globes program and related green building activities, such as energy modeling, life cycle assessment and the Energy Star benchmarking tool.

Jones Lang LaSalle is partnering with Canada’s largest school board to take a fresh approach to sustainability.  With a goal to cut carbon emissions of almost 600 Toronto schools by 40%, we will lead a holistic, integrated carbon reduction pilot project in eight to ten schools with the full engagement of head caretakers, principals, eco-school coordinators as well as facilities teams from the school board.  Carbon reduction strategies may include capital upgrades and solar energy for heating pools, but will largely focus on improving operations and a strengthening the current student “Ecoschool” program.

In 2010, Jones Lang LaSalle announced the expansion of our Energy and Sustainability Services group with the establishment of a Solar Power Solutions Team. The team is led by industry veteran David Gralnik. Our comprehensive Solar Power Solutions capabilities allow us to provide local and worldwide solutions designed to meet each client's unique renewable energy objectives.

With our Solar Panel Solutions team, we now have a complete life cycle capability, from conducting a strategic portfolio analysis to implementing and maintaining solar installations. As corporate and investor owners of multi-property portfolios become increasingly intrigued by solar power opportunities, we can help them design and implement cost-effective programs that further their sustainability goals.