FEATURES and BENEFITS: The owners of 500 New Jersey Avenue have taken great steps to help ensure the health of our local watershed, which is connected to the Chesapeake Bay. 

• Water Efficient Landscaping (WE1.1/1.2). In order to conserve water, the building features a 10,000 gallon underground storage tank to hold captured rain water, eliminating 100% of the need to use potable water (drinking water) for landscape irrigation.  The grounds have been designed with native plant species and perennial plants that are well-suited to the climate to further reduce irrigation requirements.
  
  
• Water Efficient Plumbing (WE3.1/3.2). Water-saving plumbing fixtures, including waterless urinals, have been provided in the rest rooms to reduce the use of water in the building by 30%.