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The Air That They Breathe
Published Dec 4, 2007 in GlobeSt.com
Excerpt: As the greening of commercial real estate gathers momentum, owners and developers are paying more attention to their properties effects on the people inside the buildings as well as on the outside world. A major force behind this push toward improved indoor air quality comes from corporate tenants. Many of the large tenants, in particular professional service firms, are starting to focus on this area, says Jackson Lehr, an associate with the sustainability strategy consulting firm GreenOrder. A good example of that is Bank of America and the strong focus they ve got on IAQ in the new tower going up at 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue. Their green effort goes beyond energy and also looks at the indoor environmental quality. And they ll be monitoring the IAQ in that building, which not a lot of people are doing yet.[Full Article]
HVAC systems saving energy and reducing costs
Published Oct 17, 2007 in Real Estate Weekly
Excerpt: With more and more attention being paid to green technologies and green building, a heightened awareness has developed among building owners of the various benefits of building green. Going green addresses several of building owners major concerns related to maintaining their buildings; namely energy conservation, indoor air quality, building asset value and impact on the environment. Due to the well-documented benefits of building green, building owners are increasingly turning to energy-efficient heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.[Full Article]
The Bottom-Line Benefits of Green Building for Profitability and the Environment
Published Oct 8, 2007 in Construction Crossing
Excerpt: Green building is not just a hot trend. The numerous business and environmental benefits of highly efficient buildings ensure that green buildings are the face of the future. Building owners are becoming increasingly aware of the incentives for going green with new and existing buildings. Energy is the single largest operating expense of a typical commercial building, and energy bills for commercial buildings total about $1 00 billion per year. Building owners have a major opportunity to save on energy costs by creating high-performance buildings that use less energy and cost less to operate and maintain.[Full Article]
Green Buildings Require Holistic Design Strategy
Published Oct 1, 2007 in Archi-Tech
Excerpt: Green buildings can create quandries for designers. That's because some of the architectural features associated with green construction--such as lots of natural light and fewer man-made materials--can make a structure more difficult to operate efficiently and comfortably. Windows can save on lighting costs, but they can make indoor temperatures harder to control.[Full Article]
Northeast leads the way in green building
Published Sep 1, 2007 in Northeast Real Estate Business
Excerpt: The green building t rend ramps up in the Nor theast w ith stellar results. From Maine to Long I sland, New York, we are seeing more and more green buildings across the Northeast. Green buildings are const ructed, renovated, operated and maintained in highly efficient ways to reduce their impact on the environment . Also known as sustainable buildings, they provide profitable, healthy and product ive places to live, work, heal, learn and play.[Full Article]
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