National’s Environmental Objectives

National Real Estate Advisors, LLC and its subsidiary, National Real Estate Development, LLC, are committed to incorporating the benefits of sustainable practices, whenever feasible, in order to produce more profitable and beneficial results for all of our stakeholders, by pursuing these Environmental Objectives:

• Pursue LEED® or other Green Building certification for all new development projects to achieve better quality control, transparency and operating performance;
• Implement programs which measure and reduce energy, water and waste as well as reduce environmental impact, with a goal to reduce energy consumption by 5% overall during the next five years;
• Ensure strong tenant and community engagement to maximize support of stakeholder needs and deepen relationships;
• Implement green leasing throughout the portfolio;
• Use LEED® EBOM and Energy Star as operating frameworks and seek certification for operating assets, including ongoing benchmarking and a portfolio average Energy Star rating of 75 or higher;
• Engage suppliers and partners which embrace National’s Responsible Contractor Policy and Principles; and
• Provide continuing education and appropriate networking around sustainability and corporate responsibility programs, objectives and industry best practices.