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NEWS | MEDIAPLANET | 3 Visionary Sustainable Building Design and the 21st Century Work Place

SPONSORED with unrivaled access to , One Vanderbilt will provide unmatched conve- nience, including access to the and the creation of a pedestrian plaza.”

Employee friendly By Jordan Teicher Top-notch design requires thinking about employee health as much To create cutting-edge as environmental health. That’s workplaces, developers are why Vanderbilt team is taking on the mantle of also pursuing the highest level of sustainable building WELL Compliance certification. design and elevating the “To bring the best talent into human experience. the middle of a city, it’s got to not just be a place where you can The $3.1-billion One Vanderbilt go to the best plays or the best commercial o ce tower that will restaurants, it’s also got to be a rise to an expected 1,401 ft. across place where you can give employ- the street from Grand Central ees good air, good light and a Terminal will be unmistakable quiet and healthy workplace,” on the map of Midtown, Manhat- Von Kelmperer said. tan — and likely far beyond. Led One Vanderbilt is designed by SL Green Realty as owner and to fulfi ll WELL’s guidelines. The developer and building will feature fl oor-to-ceil- Associates as architect, the sky- ing windows, biophilic design scraper seeks to raise the global elements and healthy entrance standard on sustainable design features to minimize pollutants. and construction. It will also use low-VOC materials, “Health is the bridge that links which reduce the risk of short- a broader environmental sensi- and long-term adverse health

tivity to individual well-being. PHOTO: COURTESY OF SL GREEN e ects of harmful chemicals. That bridge is a very important WELL is a relatively new stan- one as an infl uence, a motivator, Environmentally innovative concrete, meanwhile, will con- Implementing renewable dard that’s growing in popularity, to obtain a sustainable build- One Vanderbilt is on track to tain recycled content, which will materials and systems is just one one that Majkowski believes for- ing,” said Jamie Von Kelmperer, achieve the highest level of reduce reliance on raw materials. piece of the sustainability puzzle. ward-thinking developers need president and design principal at certification from Leadership “One Vanderbilt is the epitome Achieving a low carbon footprint to strongly consider. Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. in Energy and Environmental of the 21st century workplace. also means positioning buildings “We felt that it was critical to Once completed, it’s expected Design (LEED). Among a slew of Its location, openness, natural in the urban landscape to maxi- design a building where people are to not only pull corporate talent sustainable features, the building light and revitalizing air, which mize density and facilitate access going to want to work for decades to City, but also to serve will include ultra-high e ciency will help achieve a LEED certifi - to public transportation. to come,” said Steven Durels, SL as a global model for sustainable restroom fixtures designed to cation, will also create a stimu- “In the design of a major proj- Green’s director of leasing and real commercial real estate. reduce water consumption by 40 lating environment for tenants ect like One Vanderbilt, we’re not property. “From the base of the “This project puts New York percent and a 50,000-gallon tank to excel every day,” said Elizabeth just looking at one building, we’re building to the top, One Vander- squarely where it should be, at that will capture rainwater for Majkowski, SL Green’s direc- looking at the whole system,” Von bilt provides its tenants an unsur- the forefront of high-rise building reuse in mechanical systems and tor of sustainability and senior Kelmperer said. “Located in the- passed professional and personal innovation,” Von Kelmperer said. irrigation. Structural steel and vice president of operations. city’s premier business district quality of life.” ■