Setting the standard for a sustainable future.

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Past results may not guarantee future performance. But they’re a pretty good indicator.

For more than half a century, Hines has championed sustainable practices and technologies, demonstrating that a sustainable approach to real estate makes good business sense, helps the environment and creates genuinely better places for people.

Energy Efficient By DesignMechanical engineer Gerald D. Hines founds the company with an eye toward energy efficiency.

Indoor Air Quality GuidelinesHines develops its own Indoor Air Quality guidelines before the EPA issues its standards.

Modern Buildings Prototype #1Hines hosts its first Modern Buildings Prototype Conference with experts in efficient design from the Rocky Mountain Institute and Gensler, among others.

1957 1992 1997

ExCELLENCE IN DEsIGNPennzoil Place, Houston, designed by Johnson/Burgee Architects, sets a new standard for architectural excellence in speculative office buildings. New York Times architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable dubs it the “Building of the Decade.”

ENvIRoNMENTAL AND ENERGy sTANDARDsAs Hines develops major projects around the U.S., it implements environmental and engineering accountability protocols as part of its Engineering Standards program. Consistent, top-quality management becomes one of the firm’s hallmarks.

RAIsED-FLooR TECHNoLoGyHines develops the Cesar Pelli–designed Owens Corning World Headquarters in Toledo, OH. This is the first application of raised-floor technology in North America.

1975 1994 1996

1998 1999

Hines Partners with ENERGY STAR®

ENERGy sTAR expands into commercial real estate, and Hines commits to increased energy efficiency and greenhouse gas reductions.

100% ouTsIDE AIRHines designs 560 Mission in San Francisco to use 100% outside air in its HVAC system, enhancing indoor air quality.

ELECTRoNIC AIR CLEANINGHines develops 600 13th Street in Washington, DC, with electronic air-cleaning technology, significantly improving indoor air quality.

oPERABLE WINDoWsHines develops the 55-story Main Tower in Frankfurt, Germany, with operable windows. Later, Hines incorporates operable windows into Uptown München, one of the tallest towers in Bavaria.

Hines Joins USGBCHines joins the u.s. Green Building Council (usGBC) to guide and grow the global market for high-performance green buildings.

INNovATIoN IN ENERGy MANAGEMENTHines develops and implements the proprietary Hines Utility Monitoring and Management Tool (HUMMT) to track and manage building energy use.

MoDERN BuILDINGs PRoToTyPE #2 Hines reconvenes the Modern Buildings Prototype Conference and focuses on environmental operating practices.

2000

LEED® Steering CommitteeHines senior vice President Jerry Lea joins the LEED steering Committee.

Green Protocol and Benchmarking Hines collaborates with architect William McDonough to develop a sustainable benchmarking tool for commercial buildings.

MoDERN BuILDINGs PRoToTyPE #3Hines reconvenes the Modern Buildings Prototype Conference in Denver with industry experts to develop the Hines Best Practices program.“ Hines’ early, deep, incredible involvement

made a big difference for us and allowed us to move more quickly down the path toward market transformation.”

ChriStine ervin, Former U.S. Green Building Council President and CEO

susTAINABILITy IN LATIN AMERICAHines works with 3M Mexico over an 18-month period to dramatically reduce energy consumption and receives an award from the Mexican government.

uvC TECHNoLoGyBorrowing technology from hospitals, Hines implements ultraviolet ductwork cleaners in 50 South Sixth in Minneapolis, enhancing indoor air quality.

2000

U.S. Senate RoundtableHines Executive vice President Ken Hubbard speaks before the senate Environment and Public Works Committee on the importance of energy efficiency in buildings.

BEsT PRACTICEs CoMMITTEE Hines’ Best Practices Committee meets in Charlottesville, VA, and makes a commitment to benchmarking using the Hines/McDonough tool.

GREEN RooFsHines retrofits a green roof design on the GM Renaissance Center in Detroit, reducing stormwater runoff.

REFRIGERANT MANAGEMENTHines develops its CFC Management Guidelines, resulting in a 62% reduction in the release of harmful CFCs over the next four years.

HARMoNIC CANCELLATIoN TRANsFoRMERsApplying best practices from the technology industry, Hines installs harmonic cancellation transformers in Cameron’s new Houston headquarters. Operating at 98% efficiency, the units perform approximately 10% better than the alternative, have a one-year payback and become a new industry standard.

GREEN BuILDINGs IN EuRoPEOne hundred Hines European managers gather for a three-day Global Information Conference on green building technologies.

MAKING THE BusINEss CAsEHines collaborates with the USGBC, the Real Estate Roundtable and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) to develop a brochure called “Making the Business Case for High Performance Green Buildings,” which was distributed to the U.S. Congress.

Leading LEEDHines senior vice President Jerry Lea chairs the LEED for Core & shell Committee.

Hines Named ENERGY STAR Partner of the YearIn 2001, Hines manages nearly a quarter of all non-government commercial office space that is ENERGy sTAR labeled.

INDusTRy LEADERsHIPHines Executive Vice President Ken Hubbard speaks at the ULI’s first green building conference.

2001 2002

“often, Hines found that it exceeded ENERGy sTAR’s standards, and at times found opportunities for improvement, which it tirelessly pursued.”

Stuart BrodSky, Former ENERGY STAR National Program Manager

2002

susTAINABILITy IN AsIAHines develops Embassy House in Beijing, a high-end, high-efficiency residential project designed by HOK.

GERALD HINEs RECEIvEs J.C. NICHoLs PRIzEGerald Hines is awarded the ULI J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development and uses his honorarium to fund a portion of the ULI/Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition.

Hines Named ENERGY STAR Partner of the YearFor the second consecutive year.

LEED FoR ExIsTING BuILDINGs PILoT sTuDyHines’ participation represents 30% (by square footage) of the USGBC’s pilot study.

2003

GREEN sPACEHines dedicates 42 acres (17 hectares) of its signature coastal project, Diagonal Mar, as a sustainable public park. The park becomes Barcelona’s third largest.

BIG & GREEN Hines sponsors the National Building Museum’s Big & Green show.

Hines Named ENERGY STAR Partner of the YearFor the third consecutive year.

MAxIMuM DAyLIGHTHines develops 540 W Madison in Chicago, maximizing daylight and reducing lighting and HVAC loads.

FIRsT LEED-EB CERTIFICATIoNThe Hines-developed Owens Corning World Headquarters in Toledo, OH, is LEED Silver in the Existing Buildings Rating System.

susTAINABILITy IN EAsTERN EuRoPEHines develops Metropolitan in Warsaw, designing for more natural light than any other building in Poland.

FIRsT IN THE WoRLDThe Hines-developed 1180 Peachtree Tower is the first high-rise office building in the world to be pre-certified Silver in the LEED Core & Shell Rating System. Later in the year it is certified to the Gold level.

BRoWNFIELDs IN BARCELoNAHines completes multiple phases of the major, mixed-use brownfield redevelopment project Diagonal Mar in Barcelona. Green features include proper building orientation for free, passive solar heat gain in winter and shading and air circulation in summer; solar-heated hot water for buildings and swimming pools; rainwater harvesting for irrigation; pervious pavement and pneumatic garbage collection system.

2003 2004 2005

susTAINABLE QuALITy AWARDHines’ Lantana project in Santa Monica, CA, receives the Sustainable Quality Award for Excellence in Environmental Sensitivity, Economic Development and Social Responsibility.

THouGHT LEADERsHIPKen Hubbard chairs the Urban Land Institute’s policy forum on sustainable development and green buildings.

Sustained Excellence AwardHines becomes the first commercial real estate firm to receive ENERGy sTAR’s sustained Excellence Award for long-term commitment to conservation.

LEED IN ITALyThe Hines-developed mixed-use megaproject Porta Nuova in Milan is the first in Italy to adopt the LEED standard, and its Cesar Pelli–designed office towers are pre-certified Gold in the LEED Core & Shell Rating System. In the same year, Hines Managing Director Manfredi Catella chairs the Urban Land Institute’s first conference in Italy on making sustainable places for people.

Green InvestmentHines partners with the nation’s largest pension fund, the California Public Employees’ Retirement system (CalPERs), to establish the nation’s first green real estate development fund.

FIRsT oN THE WEsT CoAsTThe Hines-developed Tower 333 in Bellevue, WA, is the first high-rise office building on the West Coast to be pre-certified Silver in the LEED Core & Shell Rating System.

Committed to LEED Hines’ executive leadership makes a firm-wide commitment to pursue LEED certification on all new equity projects.

FIRsT IN ILLINoIsThe Hines-developed One South Dearborn in Chicago is the first high-rise office building in Illinois to be pre-certified Silver in the LEED Core & Shell Rating System. Later in the year it is certified to the Silver level.

2006

uLI EuRoPE AWARD oF ExCELLENCEThe Hines-developed Diagonal Mar in Barcelona receives the inaugural ULI Europe Award of Excellence.

FouNDING MEMBERHines founds the German Sustainable Building Council with other partner organizations. Hines Senior Construction Manager Beate Reinartz is elected two years later as a member of the council’s advisory board.

EuRoPEAN MIPIM AWARD Pórtico in Madrid receives this prestigious award for bioclimatic design and innovative architecture.

FIRsT IN MAssACHusETTsThe Hines-planned South Station in Boston is the first project in Massachusetts to be designated as Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR (DEES). It was also the first project in Boston to be pre-certified Silver in the LEED Core & Shell Rating System.

FIRsT PLATINuMThe Hines-planned 110 The Embarcadero in San Francisco is the firm’s first project to be pre-certified Platinum in the LEED Core & Shell Rating System.

#1 Developer and OwnerHines is recognized by Costar as the #1 developer and owner of green office buildings in the united states.

2007 2008

Green Building Design AwardHines is recognized by Global Green usA with the Green Building Design Award at Global Green’s sustainable Design Awards program in New york.

susTAINABILITy TAsK FoRCEHines creates a multi disciplinary committee to research and develop internal and external sustainable initiatives.

HINEs Go® uNvEILEDHines rolls out an internal program to enhance the sustainable features and operations of its own office space.

GREEN IN GERMANyHines completes and leases Karolinen Karree, one of the first projects to be certified by the German Sustainable Building Council.

FIRsT IN BARCELoNATripark August is the first LEED pre-certified office project in Barcelona. It was also distinguished as the Most Sustainable Development Project (Non-Residential) by Barcelona Meeting Point.

HINEs CENTER FoR ExCELLENCE IN susTAINABLE REAL EsTATEHines creates a central repository for sustainability research and best practices and hosts building technology forums with industry experts.

Sustained Excellence AwardHines is honored by ENERGy sTAR with the sustained Excellence Award.

FIRsT IN HousToNThe Hines-developed 717 Texas is the first commercial office building in Houston’s CBD to receive LEED certification.

HAuTE QuALITÉ ENvIRoNNEMENTALEThe Hines-developed Khapa and L’Angle projects in Paris receive HQE certification from CERTIVEA, the sponsor of the leading green building rating system in France.

20092008

“ The built environment is what we leave behind to future generations. We are doing things that are progressive and socially responsible—and they have worked.”

GeraLd d. hineS, Hines Founder and Chairman

to learn more, visit hines.com/sustainability or e-mail sustainability@hines.com.

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