U.S. Equities’ Sustainability Group provides clients with sound environmental real estate services throughout the United States and Latin America. The group’s sole concentration on sustainability allows it to stay on top of the rapidly changing industry. U.S. Equities’ sustainability professionals focus on cost-effective solutions that improve the environmental impact of new developments, existing real estate and tenant build-outs.

Service Offerings

  • Identify and analyze cost-effective sustainable real estate opportunities
  • Implement sustainability and repositioning strategies
  • Coordinate LEED and Energy Star certifications
  • Identify and evaluate funding/financing for sustainable initiatives

Annually, U.S. Equities evaluates its managed portfolio of commercial, institutional and residential properties to ensure best environmental management practices in the following categories: energy, water, indoor air quality, procurement, waste/recycling, service contracts and leasing.

Recent Sustainability Clients

  • Berwind Property Group
  • Centene
  • City of Chicago
  • Columbia College
  • Cook County of Illinois
  • Dow Chemical
  • Educational Advancement Fund
  • First Midwest Bank
  • Fourth Presbyterian
  • Google (1st LEED CI project in Argentina)
  • Harold Washington Library
  • Fourth Presbyterian Church
  • JPMorgan
  • La Nación
  • Lipsia
  • Metro Office
  • North Central College
  • Novartis (1st LEED project in Colombia)
  • Olympia Center
  • Poetry Foundation
  • Principal Real Estate Investors
  • Ribera Desarrollo
  • Southeast PA Transportation Authority
  • Spertus Institute
  • Strategic Hotels & Resorts
  • Transunion
  • UBS
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Chicago Medical Center
  • Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower)
  • YMCA

Recognizing that commercial real estate has a significant impact on our environment, U.S. Equities is dedicated to serving as a leader in sustainable real estate services. The firm's executives co-chair the Chicago Green Business Advisory Committee, the Chicago Climate Action Plan, 2009 and 2010 Earth Hour, and are members of the United States Green Building Council, Building Owners and Managers Association Sustainability Committee and Chamber of Commerce Environment Committee.

For additional information on U.S. Equities sustainability services, please contact Sundee Wislow, Director of Sustainability.