October 26th, 2008

From the Environmental Protection Agency

The 2008 Green Power Leadership Awards were presented in conjunction with the National Renewable Energy Marketing Conference, held October 26-29 in Denver, Colorado.

Green Power Purchasing Award

Located in the heart of Fairfield County, Conn., Merritt 7 Corporate Park is a Class A office park with six office buildings that measures roughly 1.4 million square feet. Its innovative campus has been recognized for its sustainability practices, including energy efficiency, and for buying green power. The company has taken a broad view of energy efficiency, from replacing water pumps and common area lighting fixtures, to upgrading elevator mechanical equipment and replacing cooling towers.

Merritt 7 also installed data metering devices to enable the landlord to record electricity consumption and provide control of unusual conditions or spikes in electricity use. After working toward ideal energy efficiency, the company made a renewable energy certificate (REC) purchase of more than 21 million kilowatt-hours, or 100 percent of the organization’s remaining electricity use.

Merritt 7 offers sessions to building tenants to educate them on green buildings and avenues to buy green power products. Home to long-term tenants of many well-known brand names, the company hopes to provide information that will drive change within its tenant population and beyond, to branch offices across the country.