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2009 Green Building Survey: National Real Estate Investor and the U.S. Green Building Council Release Results



The past two years have been brutal for U.S. businesses and their employees. That reality has trickled down to commercial real estate owners and landlords who have been grappling with how to pay debt service on properties with rising vacancies and falling rents. Against such a bleak economic backdrop, green building has not retreated, but in fact sunk its roots even deeper into the commercial real estate industry’s psyche and practices.

“We see an increase in awareness and activity, particularly on existing buildings and retrofitting of existing buildings,” says Marc Heisterkamp, director of commercial real estate for the U.S. Green Building Council based in Washington, D.C. “It is in a tough economy that top companies rise to the occasion and find ways to save money and position their real estate for the future.”

According to an exclusive green building survey of developers, corporate real estate executives, and city and county government officials conducted by National Real Estate Investor in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council, sustainability in commercial real estate has gained ground over the past year. An overwhelming majority of developers (88%) and corporate executives (86%) indicate that they consider green design to be as important or more important now than it was before the recession.

Read the full survey below.

Can Green Buildings Stimulate the Economy? 

In order to create a more energy-efficient world, commercial real estate buildings need to be transformed, according to the authors of this white paper from Jones Lang LaSalle. They link economic stimulus with the goal of environmental sustainability....

Doubling Down on Green 

The past two years have been brutal for U.S. businesses and their employees. That reality has trickled down to commercial real estate owners and landlords who have been grappling with how to pay debt service on properties with rising vacancies and falling rents....

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Hudson Yards Development

http://nreionline.com/photo_gallery/hudson_yardsCheck out images for Coach's new global headquarters, which will anchor the initial tower of the Eastern Rail Yards site within the 26-acre mixed-use Hudson Yards Development on Manhattan's far West Side.

Outstanding Women in Commercial Real Estate

From housing low-income families in Southern California to closing some of Manhattan's largest office leases, women leaders are using commercial real estate as a platform to reshape communities while they drive investor returns.

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2011 CoreNet Fall Summit Video Blogs

http://nreionline.com/video/corenet_thumbnail.jpgCheck out these great videos from the 2011 CoreNet Fall Summit in Atlanta...

 

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