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National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2003 Joe Gose |
Energy: Balance Sheets Get A Charge from Conservation Rising energy costs and a heightened environmental awareness have forced owners of office buildings to scrutinize their energy consumption like never before. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2012 Jennifer Popovec |
Protect the Environment: Invest in REITs Even REITs have gone green. As more investors focus on socially responsible investing, widely known as SRI, they've begun to question whether real estate investment trusts deserve a place in their portfolio. |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 Toccoa Switzer |
Altruistic or Opportunistic? Commercial real estate professionals used to perceive "green" buildings as high-cost projects reserved only for altruistic tree huggers. Today, green buildings are sprouting up across the country, leaving hard-core investors asking, "How do green buildings really pencil out?" |
Bank Technology News February 2011 Keith Button |
US Bank Loses the Easy Energy Pounds U.S. Bank has been on a solid energy fitness program, to the tune of tangible annual emissions reductions. |
Real Estate Portfolio July 2000 |
Plugged-in To Savings Whether it's lighting or heating and air conditioning, finding efficiencies to lower those energy costs is a priority for many property owners. By joining the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Program, some owners have made substantial gains in reducing those costs. |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2005 Bennett Voyles |
It Pays to Be Green Though the commercial real estate industry has been traditionally slow to adopt technological change, more owners and developers are investing in electronic controls that monitor energy consumption and information systems that improve maintenance procedures. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2006 Jennifer Norbut |
Energy Wise Commercial real estate pros expand their knowledge of green building practices. |
Entrepreneur August 2008 James Park |
Certifiably Green Strut your business's eco-friendly stuff with the help of these 10 programs. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2014 Dan Probst |
Intelligent Investments Smart building technology yields measurable ROI. |
InternetNews August 10, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston |
Datacenters: What's That Giant Sucking Sound? The Internet and the massive data centers that support it have changed our lives, but at what cost? A new EPA report on energy use in data centers. |
Investment Advisor August 2010 Marlene Y. Satter |
Insurance Update: Insurance Coverage Goes Green Fireman's Fund, the company that started providing businesses, and later private individuals, with green insurance, has added more arrows to its quiver of green products, now offering discounts for Energy Star buildings. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2011 Rich Rosfelder |
Sustainable Momentum What's driving the shift toward greener properties? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2009 Stephanie Bell |
Seeking Sustainability These four strategies can guide commercial real estate property owners down a greener path. |
Real Estate Portfolio Jan/Feb 2002 Michele Lerner |
A Bright Idea Energy-efficient lighting is not only good for the environment, but good for the bottom line as well... |
IEEE Spectrum March 2010 Susan Karlin |
Green Living in Nashville The city turns a run-down warehouse district into an upscale eco-neighborhood |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2008 Jennifer Norbut |
LEEDing the Way Certified Commercial Investment Members discuss the value of green building experience. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2011 Richard C. Mallory |
Greening Up Economic forces are moving buildings toward sustainable leases. |
Food Processing July 2011 Bob Sperber |
Food Processors Baking Profits into Energy Savings P&L meets environmental sustainability in the baking business as Energy Star and associations put energy savings at the forefront. |
The Motley Fool August 4, 2011 Aimee Duffy |
Show Me the Green A look at five of the strongest green brands shows how companies can save money and boost their reputations. |
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2004 Art Gering |
High Energy As REITs take steps to mitigate rising energy costs and improve efficiency, will investors see a spark in their returns? |
IndustryWeek October 19, 2011 |
Public Policy Key to Successful Energy Efficiency, Business Growth Charting a sustainable path to improved business performance. |
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2001 Deidra Darsa |
It's Easy Being Green Kermit the Frog may not have thought so, but real estate developers are finding that... |
Bank Systems & Technology April 19, 2010 Lauren Bielski |
TD Bank Opens Prototype Green Branch With the launch of an LEED Platinum-certified branch in Queens Village, N.Y., TD Bank takes a major step in its quest to significantly cut its greenhouse gas emissions. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2011 Adriann Gerardi |
Legislative Update: Energy Efficiency Several energy-related state legislative proposals enacted this year will be of interest to commercial real estate professionals. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2010 Beth Young |
Greening to Compete Owners roll out sustainability programs to maintain their tenant base. |
The Motley Fool September 13, 2011 Alyce Lomax |
Google Makes Giant Strides The search giant has stepped up its commitment to a greener footprint. |
InternetNews August 22, 2007 Paul Rubens |
Greening Your Data Center -- You May Have No Choice Limited IT budgets and skyrocketing electricity costs combined with the possibility of more government intervention may force enterprises to create environmentally friendly data centers. |
Bank Systems & Technology May 2, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz |
HSBC Opens Green North American Headquarters HSBC has opened its new earth-friendly North American headquarters in the Chicago area. |
Registered Rep. June 16, 2011 Jerry Gleeson |
Morningstar's New Rating System Gazes Beyond the "Stars" Looking to give advisors new measures for evaluating funds, Morningstar plans to release a new "forward-looking" rating tool that uses its analysts' expertise to evaluate the funds' ability to outperform their benchmarks. |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2005 Patricia Kirk |
Finding the Greenbacks in Green Office Space The green building movement is gaining momentum in the office development sector as more users realize that high-performance buildings make economic sense. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2014 |
CCIM Green CCIM Green is an online program that helps members identify efficiency retrofits and sustainability projects for commercial real estate properties. |
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2007 Michael Fickes |
Growing Green Many of the most common challenges faced by REIT executives can be advanced using sustainable solutions. Environmentally friendly building practices slash operating costs, increase ROI and boost asset values. |
IndustryWeek January 20, 2010 Peter Alpern |
EPA Sets Stage to Battle Climate Change The Environmental Protection Agency has signaled that it might not wait for Congress and instead move ahead with its own regulations in the coming months. |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2007 Brad Kenney |
More Red Tape for Green Computing An excessive power consumption curve from runaway data centers may lead to government-mandated green computing standards. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2014 Watkins & Goeppner |
Carbon Credits Offsetting CO2 emissions may provide a competitive edge for properties. |
Home Theater April 6, 2010 Mark Fleischmann |
Energy Star Tightens TV Specs Starting May 1, TVs must save more power to wear the star. |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2008 David Blanchard |
ProLogis Launches Sustainable Warehouse Initiative Firm to require all new warehouses to comply with U.S. green-building standards. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2008 Lance Ryan |
Industrial Goes Green The industrial construction sector begins to reap the benefits of sustainable design. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2008 Matt Hudgins |
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 retailers. |
Food Processing August 2010 Beau Griffey |
Power Lunch: How the American Power Act May Affect You A cap-and-trade marketplace creates burdens, solutions and opportunities. |
Bank Technology News February 2010 John Adams |
Northern Trust Tracks Green Performance Companies that don't do a good job of slicing energy costs may find investors bailing out, as financial institutions offer investment clients new data analysis tools that reveal the impact of a company's energy and emission policies on economic performance. |
HBS Working Knowledge November 19, 2012 Carmen Nobel |
LEED-ing by Example When a local government decides to pursue environmentally aware construction policies for its own buildings, the private sector follows suit, according to new research by Timothy Simcoe and Michael W. Toffel. |
IndustryWeek January 20, 2010 Peter Alpern |
The Future of Energy Part One -- Emissions Regulation: A New Era Dawns Whether by the hands of Congress or the EPA, regulations on carbon emissions loom in the near future. Here's how U.S. industry is mobilizing. |
IndustryWeek July 1, 2008 John Teresko |
Growing The Energy Efficiency Market Energy-efficiency technologies can reduce energy consumption by 25% or more, claims a new study. |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2003 |
American Financial Buys $769 Million Office Portfolio Fresh after its IPO last week, American Financial Realty Trust has purchased 158 properties from Bank of America Corp. for nearly $800 million. The 8.1 million sq. ft. portfolio consists of office buildings, banking and operations centers scattered throughout 19 states. |
HBS Working Knowledge January 6, 2012 Toffel & Schendler |
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail Many companies receiving high marks in environmental sustainability are hurting the planet in other ways. |
Popular Mechanics December 9, 2009 Adam Hadhazy |
Cutting Water Use to Curb Carbon Dioxide By taking water conservation further, and by thinking differently about how we treat and move water, analysts believe the U.S. can achieve dramatic reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions fairly quickly. |
The Motley Fool January 4, 2012 Alyce Lomax |
Trendsetters to Watch in 2012 Which companies are ahead of the sustainability megatrend? |
Food Processing September 2008 Diane Toops |
Food and Beverage Companies Go Green Consumers are making choices based on sustainability efforts; here's what the top food and beverage companies are doing. |
Chemistry World May 11, 2010 Hepeng Jia |
Chinese chemical sector an energy saving powerhouse China's chemical sector is leading the nation's energy saving efforts, and could help other fields reduce their carbon emissions, according to a new report. |