Aviation Park Envisioned Near Atlanta
On the 15th floor of his office building overlooking Atlantic Station, Jim Jacoby sits in the conference room, the sleeves of his plaid shirt rolled up...
Rust to Diamonds
Among old auto plants, investors can find property gems, but excavating them isn't easy. In Norwood Ohio, locals refer to the day the last Camaro rolled...
Bankruptcy alters General Motors' liability
Bankruptcy forever changed General Motors Corp. and gave new urgency to its downsizing. It also affected the firm's financial responsibility for cleanup...
Eco City: From Dream to Project
In Delray Beach, Fla., a plan to build a sustainable community called Destiny is moving forward...
Green Funds Acclimate to Chilly Climate
As the cost of new development becomes prohibitive, green opportunity funds are looking for different ways to invest. Rather than take on the risk of...
BOMA and Clinton Climate Initiative Launch Program to Streamline Green Retrofit Process
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) and the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) have developed a contract model, BOMA Energy Performance Contracting (BEPC), to help property owners and operators simplify the process of making energy-efficient retrofits to existing buildings....
Staying Lean and Green
At the EPA's Region 8 headquarters in Denver, custodial crews perform all of their cleaning tasks during daylight hours. Janitorial teams working among...
Low-cost fixes can yield big savings
Property owners and managers can ease into a green operations program by taking low-cost measures to conserve energy before committing to a complete green...
Are You Covered?
Insurance experts are learning that green building is fraught with risks to owners and their service providers. Casualty liability underwriters worry...
Innovations Widen Spectrum of Sun-Powered Technologies
High energy prices this summer are turning up the heat on research and development to make solar power generation more effective and affordable. ...
