▁firm ▁has ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁sust ain ability ▁for ▁its ▁commercial ▁real ▁estate ▁port folio , ▁and ▁is ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁Premier ▁Member ▁of ▁Cert ification ▁Nation ▁by ▁EN ER G Y ▁ST AR , ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Agency ▁program . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁firm ▁had ▁ 3 7 ▁LE ED - cert ified ▁properties . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁firm ▁launched ▁additional ▁sust ain ability ▁initi atives ▁en comp ass ing ▁energy ▁and ▁water ▁conservation , ▁and ▁rec y cling ▁programs . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁expects ▁these ▁sust ain ability ▁efforts ▁to ▁boost ▁asset ▁value ▁and ▁net ▁operating ▁income ▁for ▁its ▁real ▁estate ▁assets . ▁ ▁Special ized ▁advis ory ▁services ▁A RA ▁works ▁with ▁labor ▁un ions ▁and ▁contract ors / management ▁to ▁invest ▁in ▁commercial ▁real ▁estate ▁development ▁projects ▁and ▁other ▁real ▁estate ▁assets ▁seeking ▁to ▁achieve ▁solid ▁invest ment ▁returns ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁their ▁related ▁p ension ▁plans , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁enh ance ▁the ▁opportunity ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁local ▁jobs ▁for ▁active ▁union ▁members . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁firm ▁updates ▁the ▁q p am . com ▁web ▁site , ▁offering ▁research ▁and ▁educational ▁resources ▁about ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁qualified ▁professional ▁asset ▁manager ▁( Q P AM ) ▁to ▁act ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁trust ees ▁of ▁p ension ▁plans ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁Employee ▁Ret irement ▁In come ▁Security ▁Act ▁of ▁