BOSTON, MA – April 13, 2017 – Beacon Capital Partners has been named a 2017 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award winner for continued leadership in protecting our environment through superior energy efficiency achievements. Beacon’s accomplishments will be recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. on April 26, 2017.

Beacon, an ENERGY STAR partner since 2012, will be honored for successfully improving and optimizing energy efficiency in its portfolio of office buildings throughout the U.S.

“Beacon is committed to comprehensive sustainability initiatives that maximize energy efficiency and preserve natural resources to transform and create better workplaces for our tenants,” said Alfred Scaramelli, Managing Director at Beacon Capital Partners. “It has become a cornerstone of Beacon’s investment philosophy and we are honored that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continues to recognize our efforts with this award for the sixth consecutive year.”

In 2015 alone, ENERGY STAR and its partners saved American businesses and consumers 503 billion kilowatt-hours and $34 billion dollars on their energy bills, while achieving broad emission reductions.

The 2017 Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Awards are bestowed upon a diverse set of organizations that have demonstrated continued leadership in energy efficiency. Winners hail from small, family-owned businesses to Fortune 500 organizations -- representing energy-efficient products, services, new homes, and buildings in the commercial, industrial, and public sectors. 

For a complete list of 2017 winners and more information about ENERGY STAR’s awards program, visit www.energystar.gov/awardwinners.

About Beacon Capital Partners

Beacon Capital Partners is a tenant-focused private real estate investment firm with a 70-year legacy of successful real estate development, ownership, and management. Beacon invests in high-quality office properties in core urban markets with highly-educated workforces. Our hands-on approach transforms these properties for today’s tenants, with innovative design, state-of-the-art connectivity, modern amenities, and award-winning sustainability and risk management initiatives. From Fortune 100 firms to the leading innovative and growth companies, our tenants are proud to call our distinctive workplaces home. Beacon has raised eight investment vehicles totaling over $12 billion in equity since 1998 from a diverse investor group including endowments, foundations, public, private, and foreign pension funds, financial institutions, and sovereign wealth funds. This equity has fueled 150+ office investments with a projected total value of approximately $30 billion (including leverage and JV partner equity). For more information, visit www.beaconcapital.com.

About ENERGY STAR

ENERGY STAR® is the simple choice for energy efficiency. For 25 years, people across America have looked to EPA’s ENERGY STAR program for guidance on how to save energy, save money, and protect the environment. Behind each blue label is a product, building, or home that is independently certified to use less energy and cause fewer emissions that contribute to climate change. Today, ENERGY STAR is the most widely recognized symbol for energy efficiency in the world. Since 1992, the program has helped families and businesses save 4.6 trillion kilowatt-hours and $430 billion on energy bills while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2.7 billion metric tons.