NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Government Properties Income Trust (Nasdaq: GOV) today announced that 70 of its buildings have been recognized for awards by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Environmental Protection of Montgomery County, Maryland.

The 70 buildings receiving awards between March and September 2018 are as follows:

These properties are managed by The RMR Group LLC. The RMR Group LLC manages Government Properties Income Trust and it is the majority owned operating subsidiary of The RMR Group Inc. (Nasdaq: RMR). The RMR Group LLC is responsible for providing all aspects of property management services to over 700 buildings with over 75 million rentable square feet of commercial office, industrial, medical office, lab and retail space.

Sixty-eight GOV properties have achieved ENERGY STAR certification. ENERGY STAR certified buildings must meet strict energy performance standards set by the U.S. EPA. To be eligible for ENERGY STAR certification, a building must earn an ENERGY STAR score of 75 or higher, indicating that it performs better than at least 75% of similar buildings nationwide. GOV’s ENERGY STAR program management is performed by RMR. GOV and RMR are ENERGY STAR Partners and in 2018, GOV was recognized as a 2018 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year.

Five GOV properties were designated as BOMA 360 Performance Buildings by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International 360 Performance Program. The BOMA 360 Performance Program® sets standards that are often referred to in the market for operational best practices in the commercial real estate industry. Earning the BOMA 360 label indicates that BOMA believes the building is outperforming the competition with regards to its operations and management.

GOV’s 11 Corporate Boulevard property in Atlanta, GA, was designated as LEED Certified Silver by the USGBC. Certification for LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a building-level certification that measures site features, water & energy efficiency, resource management and indoor environment.

GOV’s 1401 Rockville Pike property in Rockville, MD has been recognized by the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection for its achievements in the 2018 Business Revitalized Recycling Program. This recognition is awarded to businesses and commercial properties for their efforts in revitalizing waste reduction, reuse and recycling programs.

About Government Properties Income Trust

GOV is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which primarily owns properties located throughout the United States that are majority leased to the U.S. Government and other government tenants and office properties in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. market area that are leased to government and private sector tenants. GOV is managed by the operating subsidiary of The RMR Group Inc. (Nasdaq: RMR).

About The RMR Group Inc.

The RMR Group Inc. is a holding company and substantially all of its business is conducted by its majority owned operating subsidiary, The RMR Group LLC. The RMR Group LLC is an alternative asset management company that primarily provides management services to publicly traded REITs and real estate related operating companies. As of June 30, 2018, The RMR Group LLC had approximately $30.0 billion of total assets under management, including more than 1,700 properties, and employed almost 600 real estate professionals in more than 35 offices throughout the United States; the companies managed by The RMR Group LLC collectively had over 52,000 employees. The RMR Group Inc. is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.