BOMA Highlights

BUILDING EXPO 3LATEST BOMA 360 CLASS 4TOBY WINNERS 5LEED CHANGES 2012 6HOUSTON BOMA ON THE HILL 9

HOUSTON BUILDING OWNERS & MANAGERS ASSOCIATION

MARCH/APRIL 2012

BOMA’s BAC PAC Sporting Clays Tournament is back with a bang! The excitement for this event has set the industry abuzz—sponsorships sold out almost immediately, and teams filling up fast! Last year we raised over $17,000 for our political action committee, and this year we are looking to top that record. Come out to support the PAC and have a BLAST!

Member pricing: Non-member pricing:$125 per shooter $175 per shooter$500 per four-man team $700 per four-man team

Participants will receive:• 75-Shot Round• Ammo for 12 and 20 gauge guns• Two golf carts per four-man team• Eye and ear protection on request• BBQ dinner and beverages following

the event• Games preceding the Tournament to

test your skills• Mulligans available for purchase

Note: NO ALCOHOL will be allowed during the shoot. Plenty of beverageswill be provided after the tournament, but there will be zero tolerance ofany alcohol consumption during the shoot-no exceptions. All shooters willbe required to participate in a mandatory gun safety instruction, whichwill be provided immediately prior to the shoot.

Generouslyunderwritten by:

Ready…Aim…FIRE! Monday, March 26, 2012Registration Begins: NoonTournament Begins: 1:30 pmAmerican Shooting Centers

I am already two monthsinto my term as your HoustonBOMA President, and I amamazed at how quickly timeflies when you’re having fun.The Winter Business Meetingtook place in Washington,D.C. Houston BOMA was wellrepresented by Vice Presidentof Finance Brett Williams,CPM, of Transwestern andImmediate Past PresidentMark Janssen of Hines alongwith BOMA staff TammyBetancourt and MalloryGarrison. They visited with seven United StatesCongressmen during their trip to share BOMA’s positionon several important areas of concern.

Our members were activewith Texas BOMA as well,when John Kelley and SteveAsh were sworn in as TexasBOMA Executive Committeemembers in Austin, Texas.John is the 2012 Second Vicepresident and Steve is the2012 Texas BOMA President.Clint Harrington was also recognized for his nine yearsof service on the Texas BOMABoard of Directors.

The brand-new LeadershipLyceum launched thisFebruary, and our fresh crop of young leaders learnedall about the ins and outs of association management

from a panel of seasonedAssociation Executives (ourown Tammy Betancourtamong them). It is refreshingand encouraging to see theseyoung leaders emerging intheir field and taking an activerole in BOMA.

The TOBY Committee and judges completed theTOBY tours, and everyone islooking forward to the awardsluncheon where the winnerswill be announced. With fivebuildings competing, Houston

will again have quality build-ings that will move on andcompete at the SouthwestRegional Conference inAlbuquerque, NM. I am confident that Houston will be well represented atBOMA International TOBY.

If you haven’t heard andsigned up to participatealready, the second annualBAC PAC Sporting ClaysTournament is happening this March 26 at AmericanShooting Centers. It is goingto be a day of great fun, competition and networking to support the BAC PAC.Sponsorships have alreadysold out and teams are selling quickly.

I look forward to seeingyou at all the upcoming

events that we have plannedthis spring, and hope to hear from you about howHouston BOMA and I can better serve you. ■

Our bylaws have changed! Review them online at houstonboma.org.

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MissionThe mission of the Houston Building Owners and Managers

Association is to support and advance the interests of thecommercial real estate industry. Houston BOMA will be anorganization of advocacy and sustainable building practicesthat utilizes the strengths, talents and leadership of its members and industry associates to build value and lastingrelationships with our community through professional development, networking and sharing of information.

VisionTo be the recognized

industry leader in both leg-islative advocacy and profes-sional development for abroad spectrum of commer-cial real estate professionalsin the Houston market.

BOMA MISSION & VISION

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BOMA Southwest ConferenceAlbuquerque, New MexicoApril 19-21

Register Online at: www.bomanm.org Schedule of Events:• Golf Tournament – Thursday, April 19, 2012: UNM

Championship Golf Course• Education Sessions – Friday, April 20 & Saturday,

April 21, 2012• TOBY Awards – Saturday, April 21, 2012

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Mark your calendars and clear your schedules for May 3, 2012—the BuildingExpo is back! The entire industry gets together to experience the best new products, services and innovations offered by vendors. All facility managers, property managers, building engineers, developers, owners, asset managers and staff in the commercial real estate industry are invited to take part in this exciting day. Join us at our fantastic new venue for this event: The WestinGalleria! Register online at www.houstonboma.org on the Events Calendar. ■

*Service Providers & Vendors who are not exhibiting cannot attend the Building Expo.

Main Sponsors:

Show Sponsors:Blast IncorporatedChamberlin Roofing and WaterproofingJOBS/AMSTJ.R. Jones RoofingCottonThyssenKrupp Elevator

Logix CommunicationsxpedxAll Type Roofing & ConstructionPritchard Industries Southwest

2012 HOUSTON BOMABUILDING EXPO—

Bigger and Better than Ever!


Congratulations to the latest classof BOMA 360 Performance Program®

buildings! Of the 30 buildings that wereconferred with the BOMA 360 PerformanceProgram designation this quarter, three arefrom Houston. In the less than three yearssince the program’s inception, 354 buildingshave earned the BOMA 360 designation. Houstonranks #1 in the nation with 41 buildings who haveachieved the designation!

The latest 3 Houston 360 buildings are:

1430 EnclaveOwner: Piedmont Office Realty TrustManager: Piedmont Office Management LLC

Phoenix TowerOwner: FSP Phoenix Tower Limited PartnershipManager: Hines

One City CentreOwner: Behringer Harvard City Centre Fee, LLCManager: Behringer Harvard

The BOMA 360 Performance Program evaluates proper-ties on six major areas of building management: buildingoperations and management; life safety/security/risk management; training and education; energy; environ-ment/sustainability; and tenant relations/communityinvolvement. The comprehensive nature of the BOMA 360Performance Program means that every aspect of buildingperformance is assessed and scores are based on howbuildings meet an extensive checklist of best practices.

For more information about the BOMA 360 Performance Program, visitwww.boma.org/GetInvolved/BOMA360. ■

Houston Ranks FirstIN BOMA 360

Two Houston Center Earns LEED EB Gold

Two Houston Center in Houston’s central business districtachieved LEED EB Gold status and is the last of the officebuildings within the Houston Center complex and The Shopsas Houston Center to receive the honor.

This final LEED EB Gold designation will enhance HoustonCenter to the largest mixed-use complex in Texas to completethis level of certification with 4.2 million square feet of ClassA office space and three floors of retail service outlets. JPMorgan Chase owners 2 Houston Center and CBRE Group is the manager. ■

Member spotlight

Scott Becker, RPA with CBRE Group

Jeff Greensage, RPA with CBRE Group

William Ganshirt, AIA, ACHA with WHR Architects

Keith Lloyd with Grubb & Ellis

Kent Newsome with Greenberg Traurig Law

Liz Green with Crescent Real Estate Equities

Cindy Magouirk, RPA, CPM with M-M Properties

Steven Schultz, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP with Philo Wilke Partnership

Larry Whaley with Haynes Whaley Associates, Inc.

Colby Mueck with Holiday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.

THANK YOU TOBY Judges

The Outstanding Buildings of the Year have beennamed! These five extraordinary buildings will com-pete in the regional TOBY program, with the winnersbeing announced at the regional conference TOBYGala in Albuquerque, New Mexico in April. All of the time and effort put in by the dedicated owners,property managers, staff and vendors have paid off.Congratulations! ■

1225 North LoopCBRE Group

Property Manager:Melinda HaggertonCategory: 100,000-

249,000 sq. ft.

SchlumbergerSolutions CenterTanglewood Property GroupProperty Manager:Natalie Woodard RPA, RBM, CPMCategory: 250,000-499,000 sq. ft.

First City TowerCBRE GroupProperty Manager:Sarah SuttonCategory: Earth

CONGRATULATIONS Houston TOBY Winners

HOUSTON BUILDING OWNERS & MANAGERS ASSOCIATIONMARCH/APRIL 2012

Greens CrossingLiberty Property Trust

Property Manager:Kristin Murillo

Category: Industrial

Waterway Plaza I & IIDaymark RealtyProperty Manager:Cindy Niles CPMCategory: SuburbanMid-Rise


If you haven’t heard theUSGBC has released the nextversion of the LEED RatingSystem: LEED 2012. Theyhave held two public com-ment periods, allowingusers of LEED to com-ment and help shape the future of the ratingsystems and plan to have

a third review in 2012. Theballot (for member voting) is

currently scheduled for the latesummer of 2012, with release of LEED 2012 scheduled in late2012 or early 2013.You should know that LEED 2012

has some major changes and is muchmore rigorous.

They have changed the numberand title of categories from seven toten and the number of prerequisitesfrom nine to fifteen. The credits are

also becoming more aligned betweenthe different systems of Existing

Buildings Operations and Maintenance(EBOM), Building Design and Construc-tion and Commercial Interiors and several credits have been combined.These changes represent a significantrestructure. The levels remain the samewith 40 points for certified, 50 for Silver,60 for Gold and 80 or more for Platinum.We will be discussing the LEED 2012EBOM system for the rest of this article.

The categories for 2012 will be: Integrated Process (new, 3 points)

This category is to encourage a moreintegrated project team with better com-munication and interaction. Includedcredits are Discovery - Analyses toSupport integrative Process,Implementing Synergies and LEEDAccredited Professional.

Location and Transportation (new, 14 points) This category was establishedfor the Alternative Transportation creditwhich is worth up to 14 points.

Sustainable Sites (10 points) There are no new credits in this categorythat now focuses exclusively on providinga sustainable site. The biggest changesin this section are that the Storm WaterManagement credit is now a “RainwaterManagement” credit, while both Heat-Island Effect credits are also combinedinto a “Heat Island Reduction” credit.There is also a prerequisite for a GreenSite Management Policy.

Water Efficiency (9 points) The WaterEfficiency category has a number of significant changes, including two newprerequisites for “Landscape Water UseReduction” and “Appliance and ProcessWater Use Reduction” which this LEEDsystem now considers. There are alsothree credits for additional water usereduction associated with the prerequi-sites, they also have a credit for“Cooling Tower Makeup Water”.

By Keith Reihl, Reihl Engineering

LEED 2012: A Big step Forward

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HOUSTON BUILDING OWNERS & MANAGERS ASSOCIATIONMARCH/APRIL 2012

The 2012 Winter Business Meeting took place this

year in Washington, D.C. Houston BOMA’s Vice President

of Finance Brett Williams, CPM of Transwestern and

Immediate Past President Mark Janssen of Hines along

with BOMA staff Tammy Betancourt and Mallory Garrison

visited with seven United States Congressmen during

their trip to share BOMA’s position on several important

areas of concern to the commercial real estate industry.

Issues on the agenda were the ADA Compliance,

Leasehold Depreciation, Sustainability Tax Incentives

and Carried Interest.

On February 1, BOMA International’s Board of

Governors approved a new policy position on notice

and compliance under the Americans with Disabilities

Act (ADA) and a revision to its existing policy on

preserving a democratic workplace. The two

positions were previously approved by BOMA’s

Government Affairs Committee. The new policy

on ADA is in response to recently introduced

legislation (H.R. 3356) that would protect the

commercial real estate industry from “drive

by” lawsuits by imposing notice and a com-

pliance opportunity before commencement

of a private civil action under the ADA.

The second position is a revision to our

policy on preserving a democratic

workplace to align it with the

policies currently under

debate within Congress

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HOUSTON BOMA Takes on Capitol Hill

Brett Williams & MarkJanssen meet CongressmanTed Poe and his staff.

Mark Janssen with Congressman Pete Olson & his Legislative Assistant, Brandon Mooney.

Tammy Betancourt, Brett Williams & Mark Janssen meet withCongressman Ron Paul’s Chief of Staff, Norman Singleton.

The Houston BOMA team in front of the Capitol Building!

HOUSTON BUILDING OWNERS & MANAGERS ASSOCIATION MARCH/APRIL 2012

The prerequisites and credits in this category are relativelyunchanged, but as a whole now provide a comprehensive approachto reducing the overall water consumption of LEED projects.

Energy and Atmosphere (29 points) While the number of creditsin the EA category has been reduced, it’s now focused on the levelof energy efficiency exhibited by the project at certification. Twentypoints are allocated for Energy Star and the minimum is a score of77 (instead of 69) which will earn 2 points. For every 2 more pointsof Energy Star you receive 2 more points in LEED, up to an EnergyStar Score of 95 which is worth 20 points. So, for example, anEnergy Star score of 79 is worth 4 LEED points and 81 is worth 6LEED points and so on. Those credits which deal with measurement,verification and performance have been moved to the new and aptlynamed “Performance” category. One new credit in this category is“Demand Response”, a credit designed to provide for electrical loaddemand shifting and to reduce the overall demand on electricalpower production and distribution systems.

Materials and Resources (9 points) While the credit titles in thiscategory are relatively unchanged, the requirements for the creditshave evolved and in some cases made dramatically more compre-hensive. Several credits have been dropped or consolidated withthis as well, including low mercury lamps.

Indoor Environmental Quality (17 points) There are no majorchanges to this category. Several credits have been dropped or combined along with adding a credit for Ergonomics.

Performance (new, 9 points) Another change proposed for LEED2012 is to introduce a new credit category covering the on-goingperformance and measurement of building energy and water use.This new category incorporates meters and commissioning.

Innovation (6 points) Because the “LEED AccreditedProfessional” credit has been relocated, this category now dealsexclusively with Exemplary Performance (still with a maximum limitof three credits allowed) and Innovation credits.

Regional Priority (4 points) Regional priority credits once againmake an appearance as “bonus” credits for achieving creditsdeemed of significant environmental/sustainable importance to a specific geographic region.

SummaryBasically, the proposed language for LEED 2012 is

the next evolution of the rating system. Due to the opencomment periods and consensus process that USGBC follows, nothing is “set in stone”. All of the credit language and requirements can still change as comments are received and voted on.

The proposed draft also moves closer to USGBC’s goal of developing a performance based rating system instead of prescriptive requirements. While a performance based system and requirements will obviously require more evalua-tion, calculation and documentation by the project team it alsoallows more opportunities for alternatives to compliance.

LEED 2012 hasraised the bar significantly. Inan example it appears a LEED Goldbuilding under the current system wouldbe LEED certified under the new system.The credits have been significantly rewritten andI would encourage you to review the new system andmake comments and have provided links below.

The amount of documentation has increased so you can expect to spend more time with documentation under the new system. Of course if you are utilizing a consultant this corresponds to increased fees.

All of this said, if you are thinking about certifying or recertifying your building you should register now under the current system and then you have the option to opt into 2012 if you like once it is finalized.

Be green my friends. ■

LEED 2012 continued from page 6

Go to the links below and review the system, make reviewcomments for the upcoming third public comment period.

Summaries of changes can be found at the following link. www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=2521

The new LEED EBOM system can be found here. www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=9795

The LEED System Development page can be found here. www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage. aspx?CMSPageID=2360

NEW HOUSTON BOMA MEMBERs

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Sheri Kremling, CCIMManager, Asset ManagementMidway Companies800 Town & Country Blvd., Suite 200Houston, TX 77024

Kenneth DooleyRegional Office Services ManagerCGG Veritas Services, Inc.10300 Town Park Dr.Houston, TX 77072

Danette B. Poynor, FMPFacilities CoordinatorCGG Veritas Services, Inc.10300 Town Park Dr.Houston, TX 77072

Dustin KellyService DirectorRaven Mechanical, LP1618 BuschongHouston, TX 77039

Maria L. Flores, CPMVice President of Property ManagementLincoln Property Company10333 Richmond Ave, Ste. 115Houston, TX 77042

Antonio GarciaSenior Account ManagerThe Christmas Light Company8019 Military ParkwayDallas, TX 75227

Kristin WellsReal Estate ManagerCBRE Group, Inc.712 Main, Suite 1650Houston, TX 77002

Audra L. BentleySenior Vice PresidentRadiant Commercial Properties4265 San Felipe Drive, Ste. 1100Houston, TX 77027

If you would like to join Houston BOMA or know of someone who should join,please contact Liz at Houston BOMA at [email protected].

Calendar of EventsApril

3 Special Events Committee—10:30 am

6 Good Friday (BOMA Office Closed)

10 LAC/BAC PAC—7:30 am

10 TOBY Committee— 3:30 pm

12 Building Expo Committee—3:30 pm

17 Monthly Luncheon (The JuniorLeague)—11:30 am

18 Golf Committee—3:30 pm

19 Generation BOMA Happy Hour—5:30 pm

19-22 Southwest Conference (Albuquerque,New Mexico)

26 Board Meeting—7:30 am

26-29 BOMI Real Estate Investment &Finance Course

March1 Professional Development &

Education Committee—11:30 am

6 Special Events Committee—10:30 am

7 Building Expo Committee—3:30 pm

8 Board Meeting—7:30 am

13 LAC/BAC PAC—7:30 am

13 TOBY Committee—3:30 pm

15 Generation BOMA Happy Hour—5:30 pm

17 St. Patrick’s Day

20 Leadership Lyceum— 8:30 am

21 Golf Committee—3:30 pm

26 BAC PAC Sporting ClaysTournament (American ShootingCenters – High Noon)

5847 San Felipe, Suite 1260Houston, Texas 77057-3009

(713) 266-5691Fax (713) 266-4632

www.houstonboma.org

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresidentMark R. Nicholson – CBRE Group

Executive Vice PresidentTammy K. Betancourt, CAE – Houston BOMA

President-ElectMary Stanton, RPA, LEED AP – Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.

Vice PresidentMarshall B. Heins, CPM – Memorial HermannHealthcare System

Vice President of FinanceBrett D. Williams, CPM – Transwestern

Immediate Past PresidentMark D. Janssen – Hines

DirectorsRobert L. Carlen, CPM – Crescent Real Estate Equities, LLC Greg Pell, CPM – Stream Realty PartnersGregory J. Jones – Cushman & WakefieldPatricia Loden – Chevron

AP RepresentativeAndy Allen – United Protective Services

COMMITTEE CHAIRSA/P Business Exchange CommitteePeggy Viers – Always in Season

BAC PAC Sporting Clays Shooting TournamentChuck Moore – CBRE Group

Building Expo CommitteeWade Shelton – xpedx

Construction Industry CouncilBilly Sams, RPA – Crescent Real Estate Equities, LLC

Generation BOMAMarianne Lawson, LEED GA – Hines

Golf ClassicJim Roll – ISS Facility Services

Legislative Advisory Committee/BAC PACJon Cogdill, CPM – Hines

Media/Social Networking/Public Relations Task ForceMike Mrozek, CPM – CBRE Group

Meeters/GreetersRussell Griffin – Air Performance Services

Professional Development & EducationAllan Watkins, SMA – Brookfield Properties

Research AdvisorChad Nusbaum – Piedmont Office Realty Trust

Special Events CommitteeBrandy Vargas – Behringer Harvard

TOBY Awards CommitteeDan Porter – Environmental Coalition

Newsletter Editor:Liz Sorsby – Director of Development

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