Westfield Group

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Business Leaders for Energy Efficiency 2011

Based in Australia, the Westfield Group is an international retail property group undertaking ownership, development, design, construction, funds and asset management, property management, leasing and marketing of a global portfolio of shopping centers. The Westfield Trumbull shopping center, a 1.2 million square foot regional mall in Trumbull, CT, is one of 55 in the Group's U.S. portfolio.

In November 2010, Westfield Trumbull completed a $35 million dollar revitalization that serves as a prototype of the Group's green initiatives. Project elements included:

• Replacing the Center's traditional rooftop HVAC system with a higher efficiency central plant system that uses chilled water and fan coil units to cool stores and common areas
• Numerous Smart Building features, including hand dryers in bathrooms and lounges, waterless urinals, insulated low e-glass in the Dining Terrace and even drought-tolerant plants throughout the center's landscaping
• Installation of approximately 800 new energy-efficient lamps
• New "soft start" escalator motors that adjust the power according to foot traffic
• Installation of a reflective white membrane on the roof, creating a "cool roof" that holds less heat and reduces the load on the air conditioning system

With these new elements, the Center is expected to reduce its annual energy consumption by 3 million kWh, and its carbon footprint by approximately 200 cubic tons - the annual equivalent of getting 412 cars off the road, or providing electricity for 261 homes.

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