Top LEED-Certified Buildings in New Jersey in 2020 A roundup of Garden State office projects that earned LEED certification last year, based on U.S. Green Building Council data By Anca Gagiuc - March 15, 2021 New Jersey’s energy master plan, announced by Gov. Phil Murphy, is set to moderate the state’s reliance on fossil fuels and reach clean energy goals of 50 percent by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050. Statewide goals include targets for transportation, grid infrastructure, workforce development and environmental justice, as well as maximizing energy ef ciency in buildings. By retro tting existing buildings and upgrading associated equipment, the plan shows the Garden State has the potential to save more than 4 million megawatt-hours of electricity in the residential sector and more than 10 million megawatt-hours in the commercial and industrial sectors by 2029. Furthermore, every new state building construction needs to earn a minimum of LEED Silver certi cation. Based on U.S. Green Building Council data, we took a look at the state’s performance in 2020 from a LEED certi cation perspective. We’ve found that New Jersey had 30 commercial projects certi ed in 2020, including of ces, K-12 facilities, higher education, lodging, retail and warehouses/distribution centers, accounting for more than 6 million gross square feet. Drilling down to highlight the top of ce projects that invested in sustainability and energy ef ciency features, we’ve compiled the list below. Rank
Project Name
Rating System
Rating System
GSF
Certi cation Level
1
LG North American Headquarters
LEED v2009
New Construction
350,809
Platinum
2
Verisk
LEED v2009
Commercial Interior
250,000
3
Chubb Whitehouse Station – Building A
LEED V4
Existing Building
4
Chubb Whitehouse Station – Building B
LEED V4
5
J&J MD&D Bridgewater
6
Address
City
81
1000 Sylvan Ave.
Englewood Cliffs
Gold
60
545 Washington Blvd.
Jersey City
238,000
Gold
70
202 Halls Mill Road
Whitehouse Station
Existing Building
190,000
Gold
62
202 Halls Mill Road
Whitehouse Station
LEED v4.1
Existing Building
129,300
Gold
64
430 U.S. 22
Bridgewater
Mars Wrigley Confectionery U.S. Project
LEED v4
Commercial Interior
115,623
Gold
61
110 Edison Place
Newark
7
Triad 1828 Center
LEED v4
New Construction
705,000
Silver
52
2 Cooper St.
Camden
8
BAC 525 Washington Floors 10 17 18 19
LEED v4
Commercial Interior
94,960
Silver
50
525 Washington Blvd.
Jersey City
9
EarthCam Headquarters
LEED v2009
Commercial Interior
11,474
Certi ed
43
650 E. Crescent Ave.
Upper Saddle River
Source: U.S. Green Building Council
Points Earned