Dan Probst

Chairman Energy and Sustainability Services

Jones Lang LaSalle

Dan Probst is Global Chairman of Energy and Sustainability Services (ESS) and also Director of Technical Services at Jones Lang LaSalle. With ESS, Probst leads a team that develops and delivers products and services to help clients reduce energy costs and their real estate-related environmental footprint through innovative portfolio and occupancy strategies, workplace standards and operating practices. With Technical Services, Probst leads a team that improves the energy and operational performance of buildings, with expertise in building operating engineering, mobile engineering services, critical environment management, energy services and building condition assessment services. Probst is the author of Six Sigma for Sustainability and has been with JLL for 27 years. He holds an MBA from Indiana University and a BS in mechanical engineering from Purdue University.

How the Paris Agreement sparked green-building progress

February 22, 2016

by Dan Probst

Exciting innovations are emerging, including a rise in LED lighting and renewables from the likes of Kellogg and Google.
- Buildings
- Energy & Climate
Why green building is red hot

November 25, 2015

by Dan Probst

Green building construction accounts for 38 percent of new jobs in the so-called green economy and 33 percent of all construction jobs. Here's a look at why this boom is happening.
Revolutionizing the power supply, one smart building at a time

February 4, 2014

by Dan Probst

What used to be a one-way route from the utility to your building is becoming a two-way street.
6 ways M2M technology makes buildings smarter

July 11, 2013

by Dan Probst

Machine-to-machine technologies can rapidly improve energy use within buildings and pile on added savings.
- VERGE
Five trends driving action on sustainability in 2013

January 30, 2013

by Dan Probst

Despite a contentious political climate, is there hope for progress with sustainability initiatives?
- Commitments & Goals
Why London’s green Olympics might be outpaced in 2016

August 7, 2012

by Dan Probst

A look at how host cities compete for the gold in green -- and how Rio is gunning to overtake London for the sustainability gold.
- Energy & Climate
- VERGE
Buildings' 'Tower of Babel' problem: They can't share data

March 16, 2012

by Dan Probst

One of the underlying themes of the VERGE conference was “sharing.” Virtually every speaker touched on some aspect of social networking, shared analytics and rising levels of standardization in his or her industry. Except me.
- Buildings
- VERGE
4 Sustainability Trends That Will Shape 2012

December 30, 2011

by Dan Probst

The worldwide movement toward sustainability has made significant progress over the past half-dozen years. Now, sustainable development is entering a new phase, and here are the trends to watch for in 2012.
Is Cancun Really the Last Chance for a Post-Kyoto Climate Deal?

October 29, 2010

by Dan Probst

As the Cancun Climate Summit is poised to begin, commercial real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle publishes its latest Global Sustainability Perspective report and looks at the challenges and goals for the talks that have been dubbed the "last chance" summit.
- Commitments & Goals
- Emissions Reduction