Bridgestone Tower lands LEED Gold

Bridgestone Americas and Highwoods Properties have announced the U.S. Green Building Council has awarded SoBro skyscraper Bridgestone Tower its Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design Gold certification.

Highwoods developed the site with the tower, which it leases to Bridgestone Americas, a subsidiary of Japan-based Bridgestone Corp. It was designed and constructed at Bridgestone’s request with the objective of being LEED Gold certified.