Downtown Tampa's Tallest Building Goes Green

Downtown Tampa's tallest office building received an accreditation from the Green Building Institute. 100 North Tampa was constructed in 1992 and is 42 stories above ground. Between the period of March 1 and May 31st, this building generated 311,165 pounds of trash, of which 74% was recycled. Furthermore, in order to reduce water usage, the building was reported as being retrofitted with 173 faucets, 140 toilets, 14 shower heads as well as HVAC modifications. They also changed air filters to increase the indoor air quality.

In many instances, going green can actually be profitable and rather cheap to implement. Most of these changes will provide the owners with a very short, if not immediate, payback cycle on their investment.