Terrus' goal is to provide clients with low or no-cost opportunities regarding sustainable energy efficient solutions that lower expenses, increase occupant comfort and increase equipment reliability.

Terrus' focus is not on design or new construction projects, but instead on using our expertise in operating buildings as efficiently as possible with the current systems and people in place.

Terrus has a strategic alliance with the GreenPoint Network to provide energy management and sustainability services such as:

  • Energy Audits
  • Efficiency Retrofits
  • LEED Certification
  • Project Finance
  • Incentives Acquisition
Russ HoweTerrus Real Estate Group Sustainability and Energy Management
Russ Howe, SMA®
Director of Operations
150 Spear, San Francisco, CA
LEED® EB O+M Gold 2010
Class A
Built in 1982
305,000 SF
18 Floors
  • No Capital Costs, Saved Over 6% of Operating Budget
  • Cost to Certify=Less than 5% of Operating Budget and Paid Back with Savings in Less than 6 Months
  • Only 7 Months Required to Achieve LEED® Gold
Portales I &II, Scottsdale, AZ
LEED® EB O+M Silver 2010 (Portales I)
Class A
Built in 1999
274,100 SF
6 Floors
LEED® EB O+M Gold 2010 (Portales II)
Class A
Built in 2002
174,000 SF
6 Floors
  • No Capital Costs, Saved Over 6% of Operating Budget
  • Cost to Certify=Less than 5% of Operating Budget and Paid Back with Savings in Less than 6 Months
  • Only 7 Months Required to Achieve LEED® Gold
  • Savings of $40,000 Per Year for A $5,000 One-Time Investment, Simple Payback of Less than 6 Months
Campbell Mithun Tower, Minneapolis, MN
LEED® EB O+M Gold 2009
Class A
Built in 1985
907,691 SF
42 Floors
  • No Capital Costs, Saved Over 6% of Operating Budget
  • Cost to Certify=Less than 5% of Operating Budget and Paid Back with Savings in Less than 6 Months
  • Only 7 Months Required to Achieve LEED® Gold
  • Performed Building Automation System and Commissioning RFP Review for 1.8M Honeywell Controls Upgrade
Quarry Oaks I & II, Austin, TX
LEED® EB O+M Gold 2010 (Quarry Oaks I)
Class A
Built in 1998
190,000 SF
3 Floors
LEED® EB O+M Gold 2010 (Quarry Oaks II)
Class A
Built in 2008
125,000 SF
3 Floors
  • No Capital Costs, Saved Over 6% of Operating Budget
  • Cost to Certify=Less than 5% of Operating Budget and Paid Back with Savings in Less than 6 Months
  • Only 7 Months Required to Achieve LEED® Gold
  • Reduced Planned Capital Investment By Commissioning Controls
  • Saved $3.5 Million in Capital Expenditures By Revising Sequence of Operation
Bay Center A & C Office Buildings, Emeryville, CA
LEED® EB O+M Silver 2010
Two Class A
Both Buildin 1988
125,000 SF (Each Building)
4 Floors (Each Building)
  • No Capital Costs, Saved Over 3% of Operating Budget
  • Only 7 Months Required to Achieve LEED® Silver
  • Cost to Certify=Less than 5% of Operating Budget and Paid Back with Savings in Less than 6 Months
Hazard Center, San Diego, CA
LEED® EB O+M Silver 2010
Class A
Built in 1990
268,000 SF
15 Floors
  • No Capital Costs, Saved Over $85,000 Annually
  • Only 7 Months Required to Achieve LEED® Silver
  • Cost to Certify=Less than 5% of Operating Budget and Paid Back with Savings in Less than 6 Months
Union Tower, Chicago, IL
LEED® EB O+M Silver 2009
Class A
Built in 1999
332,000 SF
18 Floors
  • No Capital Costs, Saved Over 4% of Operating Budget
  • Cost to Certify=Less than 5% of Operating Budget and Paid Back with Savings in Less than 10 Months
Meredith Headquarters, Des Moines, IA
LEED® EB O+M Certified 2010
Class A
Built in 1998
188,000 SF
  • No Capital Costs, Saved Over 6% of Operating Budget
  • Only 7 Months Required to Achieve LEED® Certified
  • Cost to Certify=Less than 5% of Operating Budget and Paid Back with Savings in Less than 10 Months