Commercial Real Estate Green Building News
Cardno, ATC Merge for Global Environmental Services Perspective
International Cardno Limited acquired the Lafayette, La.-based environmental services firm ATC Associates Inc. for $47.6 million last month. ...
The Smart Grid is the Next Big Thing in Green Building. So Why Aren’t More Buildings Connecting?
Only 19 percent of buildings have any kind of automated connection to a smart grid....
Going Green is Nice. But How Do You Stay Green?
As green building standards continue to rise, commissioning will be essential to maintain certification....
Why the Time is Ripe for Brownfield Development
Despite the bleak short-term snapshot of the commercial real estate market, we’re at a new cusp in brownfield redevelopment....
Green Leases: A Matter for Debate
As companies stake their branding and corporate reputations on sustainability, office landlords and their tenants are exploring ways to hold one another accountable for green practices through lease provisions....
Construction Company Skanska Walks the Green Walk
Before Skanska USA Building moved its Southeast regional headquarters in Atlanta last October from an owned building to 1.5 floors of leased office space, the company built out the space with sustainability in mind. ...
Q&A With Optimum Energy’s Nathan Rothman
Nathan Rothman is a serial entrepreneur. Before founding Seattle-based Optimum Energy in 2006, he launched a number of widely disparate companies, including a bar and restaurant in New York, Valiant Yachts Corp. in Texas, and a manufacturing company......
Green Roofs Take Root In U.S. Building Design
Green roofs are gaining popularity in U.S. commercial real estate development. Advances in technology and improved payback periods are expected to drive...
Retail Landlords Get Their Green Act Together
Retail landlords historically haven't paid much attention to green building, largely because energy costs at most shopping centers are paid directly by...
Green Ambitions
Eric Bishop-Berry Age: 23 Degree: Master of Real Estate College: Texas A&M University, Mays Business School Long-term career goal: Rejuvenate communities...
Internet Service Provider Wired for Green
When Internet firm EarthLink needed to house 400 employees in Pasadena, Calif., the Atlanta-based company didn't set out to make local history. But that's...
Tenants Demand Green Buildings
Commercial real estate professionals – from brokerages to institutional investors – know that the end-sum game to any project or portfolio is what the tenant wants. ...
Emerging Field of Climate Change Law Requires Improved Due Diligence
As Congress, states and cities adopt new standards for energy conservation, legal specialists warn that property developers and investors need to inform themselves about current legislation and the possible effects of toughened standards on their business practices....
CBRE Targets Tenants in Pioneering Green Program
CB Richard Ellis Group is participating in a groundbreaking pilot program with the U.S. Green Building Council that would nearly triple the number of existing properties...
Sustainable Design Heats Up
Spiraling energy costs are a major factor driving demand to build and occupy sustainable green buildings, based on a recent survey of architects...
GE Real Estate Moves to Forefront of Sustainability
GE Real Estate announced a new green initiative at the 2007 Greenbuild conference in Chicago last week...
Smart Buildings Pose Steep Learning Curve
Ductwork has enabled many movie heroes to infiltrate locked offices. But those looking to penetrate 1 Victory Place a 17-story office tower being built...
Jumping on the Green Bandwagon
Wasteful Americans, myself included, used to take for granted cheap gasoline prices and a seemingly never-ending supply of water. Not anymore. Recent...
Tenants Go for the Green
After years of fits and starts, office building owners are finally getting the green message. Just ask Al Skodowski, vice president and director of engineering...
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