Chinese tower gains BOMA designation with local help

The Building Owners and Managers Association International has bestowed its “Certificate of Excellence” on Shanghai Tower, thanks in part to some help from a local source.

Colliers International Managing Director John Scott was part of a three-person team from BOMA that traveled to the Chinese financial hub last year and in 2014 to advise the 128-story skyscraper's management on ways to improve operations.

Specifically, Scott gave Chinese officials — the government owns roughly half of the world's second-tallest building — tips on environmental sustainability and energy conservation, leasing and emergency preparedness.