(New York, NY) Lend Lease, one of the world's largest property, infrastructure and construction management firms, has been ranked as the number one multi-unit residential green contractor by Engineering News Record (ENR).
Sustainability is ingrained in the fabric of the corporate culture at Lend Lease, underpinning every job on which they are a part. Striving to apply global best practices and innovative, responsible environmental design initiatives, Lend Lease is committed to promoting energy efficiency with an overall target of designing communities that are zero net water, waste and carbon neutral.
To date, Lend Lease has managed the construction of over 53 million square feet of LEED projects valued in excess of $16.4 billion throughout the United States and Mexico. Their sustainable service offerings include green building design, construction, and refurbishment, detailed building and master plan design, strategic sustainability positioning, green building certification, renewable energy installations and green building investment management.
"Sustainability is an integral part of our culture. Through design and investment in new technologies we are delivering the next generation of sustainable property and infrastructure solutions," said James Stawniczy, Head of Sustainability for Lend Lease in the Americas. "We are extremely proud to be the top ranked multi-unit residential contractor. We believe that it's our responsibility to deliver environmental, social, and economic value where ever we have a presence."
Since 1989, Lend Lease has constructed approximately 395 multi-unit residential projects consisting of approximately 54,000 residential units, encompassing over 117 million square feet, valued at over $20 billion. Additionally, Lend Lease has committed to President Obama's Better Buildings Challenge, an energy-efficiency program that is focused on creating jobs, and reducing dependence on foreign oil and energy consumption. Lend Lease has committed to a 20% energy-reduction goal for our Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI) portfolio consisting of approximately 40,000 homes, 800 historic structures, 19 offices, and 19 community centers.

About Lend Lease:
Lend Lease is a leading international property and infrastructure group. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and with circa 16,500 employees worldwide, the firm's capabilities span the property and infrastructure spectrum.
The Americas region, headquartered in New York, offers project management & construction, public private partnerships, development, asset and property management. Our expertise covers multiple sectors including arts & culture, commercial office, education, government, healthcare, hotels & resorts, industrial, military housing communities, mixed-use, multi-site, pharmaceutical, senior living, solar, transportation and aviation.
We are committed to operating property solutions while forging partnerships and delivering maximum benefits to clients, investors and communities. Safety is our number one priority and Lend Lease is committed to operating Incident & Injury Free wherever we have a presence.
www.lendlease.com

For additional information, contact:
John DeLibero
Director of Public Relations
212 592 6895
john.delibero@lendlease.com


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