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In aggregate, Hines ENERGY STAR portfolio uses 37 percent less energy and emitsnearly 39 percent less carbon than those operating at the national average. Intotal, these buildings save more than $103 million in energy costs annually, andreduce carbon emissions equivalent to those generated in a year by 100,000homes. "We love the challenge of taking over a building and seeing how much and howquickly we can reduce energy consumption. Sometimes the savings are drastic,"said Hines President and CEO Jeff Hines. Lower energy usage and lower operating costs make a landlord/tenantwin/win." In addition to Hines expertise in sustainable property management, the firm isthe nations leading developer and owner of green office buildings, as cited bya 2008 CoStar study, in association with the University of San DiegosBurnham-Moores Center for Real Estate. In 2008, Hines became one of the top sustainable real estate developer partnersin ENERGY STARs "Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR (DEES)" program, whichrecognizes buildings that are designed to achieve superior results in energyefficiency.

Hines has developed or is currently developing nine buildings coastto coast-representing more than five million square feet-that have received thisdesignation, including South Station (Boston), 1200 19th Street (Washington,DC), 300 North LaSalle (Chicago), MainPlace (Houston), One Victory Park(Dallas), Eastgate Interlocken (Broomfield), Camelback Phase II (Phoenix), LaJolla Commons (San Diego) and 2211 Michelson (Irvine). Similarly, Hines currently has 119 new and existing buildings (98 projects),representing over 60 million square feet, that have been certified,pre-certified or registered with the U.S. For more information on the USGBC or LEED, visit In 1998, the EPA created the ENERGY STAR label for buildings-the mark ofexcellence in building operations and energy performance-to recognize andpromote excellence in strategic energy management, smart business practices andenvironmental responsibility. Overall, the primary objective of the ENERGY STARprogram is to improve air quality by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Morethan 12,000 organizations, including Hines, have partnered with ENERGY STAR formore than a decade. In 2007, the program helped prevent 40 metric tons ofgreenhouse emissions and saved more than $16 billion on utility bills.

The firms historical and currentportfolio of projects that are underway, completed, acquired and managed forthird parties includes more than 1,100 properties representing approximately 457million square feet (42.5 million square meters) of office, residential,mixed-use, industrial, hotel, medical and sports facilities, as well as large,master-planned communities and land developments. Visit for more information. To learn more aboutsustainability at Hines, visit Hines, HoustonGeorge Lancaster, Copyright Business Wire 2009. ) Who would've thought that the Week One snoozefest between Denver and Cincinnati, which the Broncos won, 12-7, on that miracle tipped 87-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Stokley, would turn out to be a legitimate defensive struggle between two of the best teams in the AFCThis week, Denver (5-0) stunned New England, 20-17, in overtime and the Bengals (4-1) beat Baltimore, 17-14, on the road.Both of these teams are in my top 10, but let's take a look at the rest of the rankings.1. (1) New York Giants (5-0)For the third straight week, I was forced to watch the Giants blow out a college team because there was no other NFL game on in their time slot. It's a good thing I had the Red Sox-Angels game to flip to, which turned out to be very exciting and quite satisfying. 2. (2) Indianapolis Colts (5-0)Forgive me if I didn't watch any of the Sunday night mismatch between the Colts and Titans, but I was busy tuning into the Yankees' clinching win over the Twins. 3.

(3) Minnesota Vikings (5-0)Adrian Peterson is tied for the league lead in touchdowns (7) and is second in rushing (481 yards). 4. (4) New Orleans Saints (4-0)The Saints were idle this week before their big showdown with the Giants at the Superdome on Sunday. 5. (5) Denver Broncos (5-0)This Denver team is for real with the best scoring defense in the league (8.6 ppg) and the second best total defense (252.8 ypg). 6. (9) Atlanta Falcons (3-1)The Falcons absolutely dismantled the 49ers on the road, putting up 35 points in the first half. 7. (10) Philadelphia Eagles (3-1)Donovan McNabb was stellar in his return from injury, completing 16 of 21 passes for 264 yards and three touchdowns. 8. (11) Cincinnati Bengals (4-1)The Bengals should request that Gus Johnson call all of their games. 9.