USGBC Awards Two Office Buildings in Nashville LEED Certification

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Dallas-based Gaedeke Group LLC has secured LEED certifications for two of its office buildings in Nashville’s Airport North submarket. The properties include the 12-story, 282,101-square-foot Highland Ridge Tower at 535 Marriott Drive, and the eight-story, 178,639-square-foot Highland Ridge III at 545 Marriott Drive. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded Highland Ridge Tower LEED Gold certification and Highland Ridge III LEED Silver certification. Both projects are nearly 100 percent occupied and carry Energy Star designations. Gaedeke’s green programs at the properties encompass electronics waste disposal, battery recycling, environmentally friendly cleaning materials, native plantings, low-flow plumbing fixtures and e-friendly office finish-outs. The green initiatives have resulted in 56 percent of Highland Ridge III’s trash being diverted from landfills and 52.5 percent of Highland Ridge Tower’s. The USBCG also recognized Gaedeke’s efforts at keeping at least 25 percent of the site as undisturbed forest.