The Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel is one of the world’s foremost centers of multidisciplinary research in the world, addressing the most urgent challenges facing humanity. Pennie Abramson currently sits on the Executive Committee and previously served as President of the American Committee of the Weizmann Institute.
Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, IA, is a consciousness-based university where all students practice Transcendental Meditation and study traditional academic programs. Jeffrey Abramson serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
The David Lynch Foundation ensures that every child who wants to learn to meditate can do so and actively teaches Transcendental Meditation to adults and children everywhere. Jeffrey Abramson is a co-founder of the Foundation.
Ronald Abramson serves on the Board of Trustees of DC-CAP, a nonprofit that provides counseling and financial assistance to DC public high school students who might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend or graduate from college.
The Abramson family provided the funds for the land for the Washington, DC, campus of New York University. Ronald Abramson also serves on NYU’s Board of Trustees.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is a living memorial to the Holocaust and inspires visitors to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity. Albert Abramson served as Chairman of the Building Committee and Chairman of the Museum Development Committee.
Focused on supporting a transition to clean energy, our on-site solar systems produce over 200,000 kWh annually. We also purchase renewable energy and carbon credits to offset 100% of our buildings’ energy consumption and employee work travel since 2008 funding certified renewable energy projects in our backyard and across the nation.
We offer comprehensive recycling and composting programs at all properties and work closely with our employees, vendors, and tenants to promote landfill diversion best practices. Through these efforts, we diverted 58% of our portfolio’s waste from landfills in 2018. We also support reuse opportunities through clothing drives, eye glass collections, and shoe recycling programs.
Access to alternative transportation lowers stress, promotes physical activity, improves air quality, saves money, and keeps communities lively and connected. Tower encourages employees, building tenants, and visitors to take advantage of nearby public transportation, bike share programs and secure bike infrastructure, safe walking paths, and electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at all our properties.
Our green leasing efforts began in 1997. Through the Green Lease Leaders program, we have honed our approach to integrating sustainability best practices into leasing. As a result, we have executed green leases spanning 90% of our portfolio, including office, multifamily, and retail, and have educated tenants and brokers in smart design strategies and operations.
The Tower Companies is a developer and owner of multi-tenant office, multifamily, retail, and mixed-use lifestyle properties in the National Capital Area. Tower is committed to being an environmental leader in the real estate industry and is continuously striving to find opportunities to engage with stakeholders on sustainability. To help achieve this goal and attract sustainability conscious tenants, the Tower Companies pursued the first solar photovoltaic (PV) installation on a
As a follow-up to The Green Edge, NRDC engaged with interested representatives of the commercial real estate sector to explore how property owners and developers think about GSI and conducted a workshop to develop and prioritize recommendations for implementing GSI at commercial development sites. GSI includes green roofs, rain gardens, cisterns, and other mechanisms that mimic natural hydrologic functions or that otherwise capture runoff on-site for productive use. Our Director
Sustainability Roundtable | February 5, 2015
The Tower Companies started tracking building energy and water usage because it’s an opportunity to ensure efficient operations, reduce operating costs, compare our performance against similar buildings, and attract like-minded clients. Many local jurisdictions have started to require annual benchmarking including Washington, D.C. and Montgomery County, MD. In an effort to encourage and educate other building owners to understand the process and benefits for energy reporting, Tower completed a short
Rockville, MD – January 20, 2015
The Tower Companies and Direct Energy Solar™ recently flipped the switch on a newly installed Solar Photovoltaic (PV) system.
USGBC National Capital Region | December 2, 2014
Even the best commercial buildings have “operational stray” – sensors break, schedules are wrong for the season, and switches are set to manual. NRDC’s 2013 report on The Tower Companies’ Real-Time Energy Management project provided detail on how Tower worked with AtSite to identify and correct stray in three of Tower’s commercial office buildings, reduced the costs of the program while producing savings, determined other values for Tower, and established
Washington, D.C. – October 14, 2014
The Tower Companies and Lerner Enterprises proudly announce that The Rothschild Group has leased an Ultimate Suite at Washington Square, 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW.
The Tower Companies has been a dedicated partner of the DOE Better Buildings Challenge since 2013 and is committed to reducing energy and water 20% by 2020. As part of this partnership, Tower worked with the DOE team to create a case study about the benefits of implementing a Green Lease as a tool to help other industry partners.
Washington, D.C. – September 15, 2014
The Tower Companies and Lerner Enterprises proudly announce that Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP has leased 37,500 square feet at Washington Square.
