US Green Building Council of the National Capital Region Names The Tower Companies Member of the Year

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 /EMWNews/ -- The US Green Building

Council of the National Capital Region, has awarded The Tower Companies

(http://www.towercompanies.com), the largest Green Builder in the Nation's

Capital, with the prestigious Annual Awards of Excellence NCR Member of the

Year Award for demonstrated excellence in contribution and leadership in

the green building community.



    The USGBC annual event held recently at the World Bank recognizes

members in several categories, such as Project of the Year, Member Firm of

the Year and Member of the Year. The signature event was attended by over

350 members of the design and construction industries as well as others

interested in learning more about sustainability.



    Accepting the award on behalf of the company, The Tower Companies

principal Marnie Abramson stated, "Since 1947 The Tower Companies has been

committed to contributing to the well-being of society and for the past 12

years we have demonstrated our commitment through green buildings; we are

honored that USGBC has recognized our achievements because it is our vision

to preserve and protect the environment through real estate."



    The Tower Companies award-winning properties are the first green

buildings in the Washington, DC area: The Tower Building

(http://www.towerbuilding.com), The Millennium Building,

(http://www.millenniumbuilding.com), and Blair Towns, (http://www.blairtowns.com),

nationally recognized by the US Green Building Council as America's first

LEED-certified multi-family rental housing community in the United States.



    Founded in 1947, The Tower Companies is a closely held family-owned

real estate business and one of ten carbon neutral companies in the United

States. They have developed more than 4.5 million square feet of office

space and office parks, 1,400 apartments, regional malls, residential

communities, lifestyle centers, hotels, and industrial/flex space within

the Washington Metro region, of which 1.25 million square feet are Green or

LEED Certified projects, and another 2.5 million square feet are in the

planning stages.



    Contact: Elizabeth Lisboa-Farrow



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