NEW BERLIN, Wis., May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- M&I Bank has
announced that the New Berlin
office, which opened one year ago, has earned LEED-NC (Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design – New Construction)
certification at the Silver Level by the U.S. Green Building
Council (USGBC).
"We were anticipating certification, and we were very pleased
when the USGBC announced it as LEED Silver," said David Drake, vice president, operations support,
and leader of M&I's MiPlanet corporate steering committee.
"Certification at this level is recognition of meeting an even
higher standard, and it reflects M&I's commitment to
sustainability."
Some of the unique energy-efficient elements at the New Berlin office include a geothermal heating
and cooling system, LED light fixtures, automatically controlled
time relays, solar lighting tubes, and a rain garden system.
About M&I Bank
M&I Bank is an affiliate of Marshall & Ilsley
Corporation (NYSE: MI), a diversified financial services
corporation headquartered in Milwaukee,
Wis., with $49.6 billion in
assets. Founded in 1847, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank is the
largest Wisconsin-based bank, with
188 offices throughout the state. In addition, M&I has 53
locations throughout Arizona; 36
offices along Florida's west coast
and in central Florida; 33 offices
in Indianapolis and nearby
communities; 26 offices in metropolitan Minneapolis/St. Paul, and one in Duluth, Minn.; 17 offices in the greater
St. Louis area; 15 offices in
Kansas City and nearby
communities; and one office in Las Vegas,
Nev. M&I also provides trust and investment management,
equipment leasing, mortgage banking, asset-based lending, financial
planning, investments, and insurance services from offices
throughout the country and on the Internet (www.mibank.com or
www.micorp.com).
SOURCE M&I Bank