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TheAdams Street granite wall will be replaced with an interactive digitaldisplay, glass storefronts, and trees, which will be planted to form alandscaped terrace that will add a natural filter for carbon dioxide.In addition to the most significant energy efficiency renovations everundertaken on an existing building, another aspect of the transformation is aproposed new, privately funded hotel for the site at Jackson Boulevard andWacker Drive. The hotel will be designed for a LEED Gold rating, and willbecome one of the most sustainable hotels in Chicago. The hotel will fill acritical need in the West Loop and provide a much welcomed facility forexisting building tenants.The reduction in energy use and CO2 emissions realized through thesustainability and modernization plans for the tower also brings economicopportunities by creating more than 3,600 jobs. Extending its impact beyondthe site itself, the project will feature a dynamic Sustainable TechnologyLearning Center that is designed to help building visitors and Chicagotourists learn about ways to save energy and money, as Sears Tower serves as alaboratory that demonstrates to the office building industry how asustainability program can be accomplished.”The plans for the building bring new activity to the West Loop, and make iteven more attractive to current and future tenants who are looking for moresustainable office solutions,” said Robert A. Wislow, chairman and CEO of U.S.Equities Asset Management, the management and leasing agent for the tower.”Today, tenants want the buildings they inhabit to be environmentally friendlyand more healthy for their employees They demand sustainable workplaces. Theyare doing this because it is the right thing to do, has a positive effect onthe environment, helps make their employees more productive and is becomingmore and more important to their employees.”The cost of construction for the Sears Tower project is estimated at $350million.

A number of private and public financing and funding options arebeing explored. The majority of the energy savings will be realized inapproximately five years and work will start immediately.”The Illinois Environmental Council supports private and public investments inprojects that spur job creation and economic development here in Illinois,while helping to meet the challenge of global climate change,” said CharlesJackson, IEC executive director. Wacker Drive, the skyscraper is easily accessible from thecommuter rail stations, highways and all forms of public transportation.Standing 1,450 feet and 110 stories tall, Sears Tower is the tallest buildingin the Western Hemisphere and an integral part of Chicago’s culture.Originally opened in September 1973, it is home to more than 100 differentcompanies, including prominent financial services firms, law firms andinsurance companies. Sears Tower boasts spectacular vistas of Chicago, withviews that can reach nearly 50 miles on a clear day. Sears Tower also boasts atremendous infrastructure system, which includes enormous telecommunicationscapacity and unsurpassed electrical capacity and reliability.

The Sears TowerSkydeck on the 103rd floor attracts more than 1.3 million visitors per year.About 233 S Wacker Drive, LLCThe building is owned by 233 S. Wacker Drive LLC, a real estate investmentgroup formed in 2004 to purchase the tower.Ownership includes Yisroel Gluckand John Huston, of American Landmark Properties, Ltd., based in Skokie, Ill.;and partners Joseph Chetrit, and Joseph Moinian of The Moinian Group.About U.S Equities Asset Management, LLCU.S. Equities Asset Management, LLC, is a leading full-service commercial realestate firm headquartered in Chicago, with operations in Detroit,Philadelphia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Colombia. Thecompany serves as a strategic real estate advisor to clients throughout theUnited States and Latin America, providing development, program management,build-to-suit and construction oversight services; asset management andleasing; tenant representation, consulting and advisory services; andacquisition, disposition and financing of real estate assets. The assetmanagement services group provides asset oversight, property and facilitymanagement, marketing and leasing and strategic planning to a diverse group ofclients. Currently, the portfolio includes more than 400 properties totalingover 24 million square feet of office, retail, institutional, dormitory,facility and residential management services for approximately 50 clients,including 2.5 million square feet of management assignments along Chicago’sfamous Michigan Avenue.About Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill ArchitectureAdrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture was founded in 2006 in Chicago.

AS+GGis focused on the design of high-performance architecture on an internationalscale. The firm is dedicated to the creation of new paradigms for sustainabledevelopment, and uses an integrated design approach that emphasizes symbiosiswith the natural environment. AS+GG’s architects are expert in a range ofbuilding types, including supertall towers, large-scale mixed-usedevelopments, corporate offices, exhibition and cultural facilities, civic andpublic spaces, and hotels and residential complexes. Currently, AS+GGisinvolved in more than two dozen projects in the United States, Canada, China,South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.About the Illinois Environmental Council The Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) is a 34-year old organization thatpromotes sound environmental laws and policies, as well as the adoption ofenvironmental best practices in the private sector. Also, IEC provides a forumfor environmental advocacy organizations and facilitates a statewide activistnetwork.SOURCESears TowerKate Murphy of Fleishman-Hillard , +1-312-932-2813, ,for Sears Tower; or Carrie Neill of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture,+1-312-676-3004, . PARIS, June 24 /PRNewswire/ — Marrying vintage appeal with a thoroughlymodern aesthetic, TAG Heuer is ushering in a new era of its classic Monacochronograph with the introduction of the Monaco LS Chronograph Calibre 12.Unveiled today at a press conference hosted by TAG Heuer President and CEOJean-Christophe Babin and brand ambassador Lewis Hamilton, this timepiece isas aggressive as a Porsche 917 taking to the curves of Le Mans.The hallmark of the Monaco LS is the disruptive design of its dial. Unliketraditional watches that display seconds in a circular manner, the Monaco LSdefies convention and indicates them linearly, enabling wearers toeffortlessly differentiate between seconds and chronograph functions.