b'COVERbuildings have consistently demonstrateddecarbonize their operations. It serves as excellence, earning an impressive Energyboth a management tool and a certifica-Star score of 94 and achieving BOMAtion program, providing industry-specific BEST Platinum certificationthe higheststandards to assess and improve energy level of recognition in the program. Thisefficiency and environmental performance. acknowledgement reflects our commit- BOMA BEST also offers benchmarking tools ment to exceptional energy efficiency,that help businesses measure, track and environmental management and sustain- identify areas for improvement, allowing ability. We uphold this status throughthem to make meaningful progress annual recertification. over time. He concludes, BOMA BEST offers a prac- Clearly, this data-driven approach is the tical and accessible playbook for propertykey to driving results, especially when it management organizations looking tocomes to sustainability in todays world.process for our property teams has made it easier to assess and enhance the energy efficiency and environmental performance of our properties.Currently, 95 per cent of QuadReals domestic portfolio is BOMA BEST-certified, and over 30 per cent of our properties have improved their scores through the program. By leveraging BOMAs bench-marking tools, weve efficiently measured and tracked key metrics such as energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in annual savings across our portfolio. The program is straightforward and practical, making it easy to integrate into our daily operations, even with the diversity of asset classes we manage.Fairgrieve-Park provides some real-world performance results from an Ottawa building using the BOMA BEST techniques. He says, World Exchange Plaza, located in downtown Ottawa near Parliament Hill, covers nearly 700,000 square feet and includes two Class A office towers, a multi-level retail concourse, an open-air amphitheatre and five levels of under- LEASING INFORMATION:ground parking. 514 933 9552Our towers at 100 Queen and 45 OConnorproreit.comdeveloped standardized operating practices based on BOMA BEST. The AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION OF OTTAWA9'