by Brianna Crandall — April 13, 2012—The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International recently announced the top five companies that have the most buildings in their portfolio that have achieved the BOMA 360 designation. The BOMA 360 Performance Program recognizes commercial properties for excellence in overall building operations and management. All five companies have 20 or more commercial buildings that have reached BOMA 360 status.
Those companies are:
- CBRE—59 buildings
- Brookfield Properties—31 buildings
- Piedmont Office Realty Trust—24 buildings
- Parmenter Realty Partners—21 buildings
- Hines—20 buildings
The rest of the top ten companies retaining the most BOMA 360 buildings are: Cushman & Wakefield, LBA Realty, Transwestern, Granite Properties and Crescent Real Estate.
BOMA International also announced that it conferred 66 buildings with the BOMA 360 designation in the first quarter of 2012. The program now has 420 buildings in 55 markets, and the list continues to grow, says the organization.
The comprehensive nature of the BOMA 360 Performance Program means that every aspect of building performance is assessed. Scores are based on how buildings meet extensive criteria of best practices in the following areas: building operations and management, life safety/security/risk management, training and education, energy, environment/sustainability, and tenant relations/community involvement.
According to a recent survey of BOMA 360 Performance Program designees, 38 percent of respondents, many of whom received the BOMA 360 designation for their building in the past six months to a year, are already reporting that the BOMA 360 designation has helped them attract or compete for new tenants. In fact, 94 percent of respondents indicate they plan to renew their BOMA 360 designation at the end of the three-year term.
