JBG SMITH Receives 2023 Leadership Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Advancement of Green Building
28 Septembre 2023 - 11:05PM
Business Wire
JBG SMITH (NYSE: JBGS), a leading owner and developer of
high-quality, mixed-use properties in the Washington, DC market,
was presented today with the Leadership Award for Organizational
Excellence by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) at their
annual Greenbuild Conference.
The Leadership Award for Organizational Excellence is given to
outstanding organizations whose vision, leadership, and commitment
have significantly advanced the green building industry. JBG SMITH
was chosen as one of this year’s honorees for its efforts as a
sustainability leader and model in the real estate sector,
demonstration of environmental responsibility through maximized
operational efficiency, minimized waste, and prioritization of
renewable energy. The company has made bold commitments to maintain
portfolio-wide carbon neutrality and continues to prioritize and
earn LEED certification for its new developments.
“We’re honored to be recognized as a leader in sustainability
and green building by the USGBC, an organization so fundamental to
the future of the real estate industry and the impact it has on our
planet,” said Matt Kelly, JBG SMITH Chief Executive Officer.
“Environmental sustainability has been a core part of our business
for years, and we strive to lead by example and ensure our
strategic plans align with sustainability best practices at all
levels.”
The focus for JBG SMITH in the coming years will be on
performance achievements across energy, water, waste, and GHG
reductions. Added Kim Pexton, Senior Vice President of
Sustainability, “The remainder of the decade must be laser-focused
on results. This can only be achieved through integration at every
level of the organization.”
About JBG SMITH
JBG SMITH owns, operates, invests in, and develops mixed-use
properties in high growth and high barrier-to-entry submarkets in
and around Washington, DC. Through an intense focus on placemaking,
JBG SMITH cultivates vibrant, amenity-rich, walkable neighborhoods
throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Approximately
two-thirds of JBG SMITH's holdings are in the National Landing
submarket in Northern Virginia, which is anchored by four key
demand drivers: Amazon's new headquarters; Virginia Tech's
under-construction $1 billion Innovation Campus; the submarket’s
proximity to the Pentagon; and JBG SMITH’s deployment of
next-generation public and private 5G digital infrastructure. JBG
SMITH's dynamic portfolio currently comprises 15.0 million square
feet of high-growth office, multifamily, and retail assets at
share, 98% of which are Metro-served. It also maintains a
development pipeline encompassing 9.8 million square feet of
mixed-use, primarily multifamily, development opportunities. JBG
SMITH is committed to the operation and development of green,
smart, and healthy buildings and plans to maintain carbon neutral
operations annually. For more information on JBG SMITH please visit
www.jbgsmith.com.
About the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is committed to a
prosperous and sustainable future through cost-efficient and
energy-saving green buildings. USGBC works toward its mission of
market transformation through its LEED green building program,
robust educational offerings, an international network of local
community leaders, the annual Greenbuild International Conference
& Expo, the Center for Green Schools, and advocacy in support
of public policy that encourages and enables green buildings and
communities. For more information, visit usgbc.org.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein may constitute
"forward-looking statements" as such term is defined in Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of performance. They represent our
intentions, plans, expectations, and beliefs and are subject to
numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. Consequently, the
future results of JBG SMITH Properties ("JBG SMITH") may differ
materially from those expressed in these forward-looking
statements. You can find many of these statements by looking for
words such as "approximate", "believes," "expects," "anticipates,"
"intends," "plans," "proposed," "would," "should," "may," or
similar expressions in this press release. We also note the
following forward-looking statements: future sustainability metrics
and plans. Many of the factors that will determine the outcome of
these and our other forward-looking statements and plans are beyond
our ability to control or predict. These factors include, among
others: adverse economic conditions in the Washington, DC
metropolitan area, the timing of and costs associated with
development and property improvements, financing commitments, and
general competitive factors. For further discussion of factors that
could materially affect the outcome of our forward-looking
statements and other risks and uncertainties, see "Risk Factors"
and the Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2022, and other periodic reports the Company files
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For these statements,
we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward looking
statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our
forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral
forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting
on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the
cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. We
do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions
to our forward-looking statements after the date hereof.
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Media Bud Perrone Rubenstein Managing Director (212) 843-8068
bperrone@rubenstein.com
Samantha Schmieder JBG SMITH Corporate Communications Manager
(240) 333-7706 sschmieder@jbgsmith.com
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