One Beacon Street wins silver LEED designation

Boston office building One Beacon Street has received a silver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, designation from the US Green Building Council following the installation of environmental friendly features during a recent upgrade, its owner said.

The owner of the roughly 35-year-old building is an affiliate of Beacon Capital Partners LLC, a Boston-based real estate firm.

Saying that it has invested roughly $500,000 in energy-saving measures at the building since 2006, Becaon Capital added that One Beacon is the first existing office building in Boston to receive LEED certification at any level.

One Beacon is managed by the regional office of CB Richard Ellis Group Inc., a Los Angeles-based commercial real estate services firm.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)