Thomas Properties Group - Commitment to Sustainability

COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY

TPG is working diligently toward becoming the industry leader in the development and operation of “high performance” green buildings. The company strives to apply green building considerations in all aspects of their business including development, investments, leasing and operations.

TPG’s focus is on their product, customers and investors with the goal of reducing their carbon footprint, improving occupant productivity, reducing operating expenses and creating enterprise value through triple-bottom-line performance (people, profit, planet).

Key to TPG’s commitment are:

• investing in and increasing their knowledge of sustainability
• taking advantage of key benchmarking tools such as ENERGY STAR and LEED Certification
• leveraging their procurement power to drive supply chain compliance with Energy Star and green building objectives
• measuring and reporting the carbon footprint of their properties
• developing ways to continually reduce the impact of their buildings on the environment
• preparing to market High Performance buildings and convert the green features of each property to competitive advantage and investment gain