WSP Environment and Energy leases 1,800 s/f at TradeCenter 128 - leased and managed by Cummings Properties, LLC

WSP Environment & Energy, LLC, a global environmental and sustainability consultant company, has leased 1,800 s/f at 300 TradeCenter 128. The office complex is leased and managed by Cummings Properties, LLC. Started in 1995, WSP Environment & Energy provides advice on all aspects of environmental, energy, sustainability, climate change and business risk issues. The company helps manage clients' risks, reduce costs and create commercial opportunities. Its diverse offerings range from acoustical design to corporate footprinting, from land remediation to renewable energy strategies and from corporate strategy to designing energy, waste and water infrastructures. The London-based firm currently has 65 offices worldwide and is part of WSP Group Plc., a 10,000 employee, international management, design and engineering consultancy founded in the 1970s. The green reputation enjoyed by TradeCenter 128 sealed the deal with WSP Environment & Energy according to Cummings Properties' leasing director Rob Yacobian. "This clients' vision to help shape a sustainable future is complemented by a space that was designed to provide a healthy environment and to be energy efficient," he said. According to Cummings Properties' sustainability manager, Gary Gresh, the LEED Gold pre-certified building has operable windows, a recycling program, improved air quality, green housekeeping and was built using low VOC paints and construction material. A 518-panel solar array has been completed and helps power the building's common area electric load. "Environmental stewardship has been an important strategy in the design and management of the company's portfolio for some time now," Gresh explained. "Several buildings have received Energy Star Awards and two other buildings are being built to meet LEED standards," he added. Other green firms and clean energy companies leasing space with Cummings Properties in Woburn include Electrolyzer Corp., ElectroChem Inc., GEO2 Technologies, Inc., ZTEK Corporation, Wakonda Technologies, Inc. and BioEnergy International, LLC. With 40 years of experience in commercial real estate, Woburn-based developer Cummings Properties has earned a solid reputation for operations and service excellence. It leases and manages nearly 10 million square feet of prime commercial space in 10 communities surrounding Boston.