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 GSA's Tucson Federal Building
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Tucson Federal Building is an eight-story, 180,000 square foot building in Tucson, Ariz. owned and managed by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), with tenants like the Internal Revenue Service and the Forest Service. After receiving an email about the BOMA 360 Performance Program, the management team recognized that the program could be a critical tool to measure how their building was performing relative to other buildings in the marketplace.
“We are a government agency, but we view tenants like property managers in the private sector do,” explains Derek Lynch, deputy property manager, Tucson Field Office, U.S. General Services Administration. “The BOMA 360 designation helps us compare our buildings to the private sector. It gives us a standard to manage the building to so we can ensure that we’re doing everything up to par—especially energy management.”
Energy management is particularly important as GSA buildings must meet new energy requirements outlined in a recent Executive Order from President Obama. Lynch and his team have a robust tenant energy awareness program in place and hold monthly tenant meetings to keep building occupants up to date. The building is also preparing to undergo a series of energy efficiency upgrades–like replacing heaters and installing solar panels—thanks to stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
To Lynch, earning the designation is proof that his building is a high-achieving asset. “Earning the BOMA 360 designation gives us a goal to adhere to and renewing the designation in the future will allow us to make sure we’re continuously improving. I would recommend BOMA 360 for other GSA buildings because you really learn a lot about your building as you go through the application process.”
Learn more about the BOMA 360 Performance Program.
By Lindsay Tiffany