Energy Efficiency

Future U.S. Plans

Jones Lang LaSalle’s strategy for improving energy efficiency for our own U.S. offices in 2009 is to:

§        Negotiate green leases with landlords as they come up for renewal via green lease language provided to each Transaction Manager. This language is applied where appropriate for each lease.

§        Encourage existing landlords to quantify energy consumption and improve efficiency by participating in ENERGY STAR and tracking scores.

§        Undertake and measure energy efficiency measures in office fit-ups as these come up. This will include the following documented practices: 

-        Demonstrating an improved space utilization index.

-        Undertaking a cost-benefit study of options with respect to teleworking and office hotelling to reduce the amount of space that needs to be heated, cooled and lit.

-        Undertaking a microclimate analysis of each perimeter wall to maximize opportunities for natural or hybrid ventilation and/or identify the need for solar shading.

-        Ensuring that there are automatic controls that will set back (heating mode) or set up (cooling mode) the thermostat temperature by three degrees Celsius when spaces are not occupied for more than two hours.

-        Ensuring that new ductwork installation is designed to provide efficient distribution of conditioned air.

-        Implementing design strategies to maximize lighting.

-        Implementing design strategies to control daylighting levels to take into account daily and seasonal variations.

-        Integrating energy efficient equipment: lighting fixtures, lamps and electronic ballasts, electrical and daylighting controls, local controls, occupancy sensors.

-        Coordinating the spacing of lighting with workstation layout.

Renewable Energy

Jones Lang LaSalle did not set renewable energy targets as part of its strategy for 2008 as the bulk of our energy consumption is landlord controlled.