- A new startup aims to provide a more transparent and efficient platform using social media for commercial real estate transactions. But will it catch on?
Corporate energy-saving programs rise and fall on the behavior of employees. Here is a look at five programs in the U.S. and Canada and the success factors they have in common.
BofA, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Jones Lang LaSalle's investment arm and Whirlpool Corporation are among the leading building owners, investment advisory firms and corporate tenants who are...
The Building Owners and Managers Association International has named the Jones Lang LaSalle-managed Aon Center in Chicago and Minneapolis' Accenture Tower, overseen by CB Richard Ellis, among...
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, the city's Department of Environment and the nonprofit ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA honored 34 property management firms, tenant companies and...
If the details of the SEC's charges against Goldman Sachs made your eyes glaze over, I'm here to explain them in clear (well, clearer) English -- and venture an opinion or two on the implications...
This assessment by BetterBricks and Cushman & Wakefield is the first to provide weighted comparisons of top U.S. office markets based on real estate fundamentals and green development...
As a recently-minted author, I now understand you can never receive enough publicity for your new book. I've resolved to do my part to promote other new books on the sustainable real estate front...
The U.S. General Services Administration has created the new position of Chief Greening Officer in a bid to move forward President Barack Obama's federal sustainability agenda. It also said Monday...
Well, what about that lofty conference theme, “Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild”? The one-line answer: It stayed in Rethink, with brief examples of Redesign. But even that is worthwhile --...
Jones Lang LaSalle CEO Colin Dyer writes from the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, where he chaired the Governors Meeting for Real Estate.
The 41-story Marathon Oil Tower has been designated as a BOMA 360 Performance Building for its wide-ranging best practices in areas that include energy, water and waste management as well as green...
Proven, existing efficiency technologies -- in everything from lighting to climate control and more -- can unlock the untapped reserves of efficiency gains buried in many real estate holdings,...
This report, from the investor activist group Ceres, explores how the current economic and policy climate in the United States is creating new momentum for energy-efficient buildings.
The first 24 hours of Greenbuild 2009 brought a flurry of announcements, including the latest version of the Living Building Challenge standards, the largest city-sponsored residential solar...
Seventy-four percent of corporate real estate executives now say they would be willing to pay a premium to retrofit office space they own to achieve sustainability goals, according to results of a...
The Green Building Market and Impact Report, released this morning by GreenerBuildings.com, measures the beneficial impacts that LEED-certified buildings have on energy, water, worker productivity...
A study by researchers at Virginia Tech's Pamplkn College of Business finds that even individuals who are resource-efficient at home are much more wasteful when on the road, and stronger education...
Covering numerous eco-friendly systems, this reference demonstrates how green features are definitely worth the investments they require. Case study examples of projects that have incorporated...
A guide to developing brownfields into profitable opportunities for other development.
The National Association of Realtors has officially opened for business in one of Washington, D.C.'s most environmentally advanced commercial building expected to receive "green" certification.
The sixth annual edition includes data on 1,600 companies worldwide, as well as on the U....
GreenBiz looks at the salary, role, challenges, and trends of corporate sustainability...
How technology convergence is rapidly affecting buildings, campuses, neighborhoods and...
Insights from the world's biggest companies on how to capitalize on the connected...
Find great consultants specializing in sustainability. GreenBiz.com's Sustainability Consultants Directory lists great resources in sustainability strategies, energy efficiency, marketing, supply chain, recruiting and HR, and many more.
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