Jean Savitsky, the director of sustainability at Jones Lang LaSalle, oversaw the greening of the Durst Organization’s Bank of America Tower in 2009—and to this day it’s the city’s only new development to be designed with LEED Platinum certification in mind. As such, Jones Lang LaSalle’s resident environmentalist has been hailed in certain circles as a leader in her industry. Ms Savitsky spoke to The Commercial Observer about creating a sustainability plan for the Bank of America Tower, still arguably the most dramatic example of green building in the entire country.
