The San Francisco Travel Association, the official destination marketing organization for the City and County of San Francisco, has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification for Commercial Interiors from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
This distinction is held by only two percent of commercial office spaces in the United States.
“As an organization, we embrace and reflect the values of the destination that we represent San Francisco. Environmental responsibility is part of the San Francisco brand so it’s a natural extension of creating effective marketing for the city and our partners,” said San Francisco Travel President and CEO Joe D’Alessandro. “When we moved from our old offices, we recognized the opportunity to really ‘walk the walk’ about being a green business,” he added.
“One of the benefits of our new environment is that the space is very open and filled with natural light. Everyone gets to enjoy the spectacular views from the 29th floor, which inspire us as we literally tell the world about the beauty, diversity and uniqueness of San Francisco,” D’Alessandro said.
As part of their support of the City of San Francisco’s sustainability vision, San Francisco Travel searched for viable buildings located within close proximity to public transportation. One Front Street was selected for a number of reasons; including the fact it is in the center of downtown San Francisco. The building had existing LEED certification for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance (EBOM).
After extensive construction, San Francisco Travel moved into their new home on the 29th floor at One Front Street in May 2014.
The organizations’ new home occupies a little less than 20,000 square feet of open offices, conferencing space, classroom and study space. Recycling collection points have been placed throughout the space and a green housekeeping policy is in place. These services are paid for separately by the owner.
