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Tuesday, 31 January 2012 02:24 |
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The Journal of Sustainable Real Estate (JOSRE) recently released its third volume, presenting the latest scholarship examining the impact of new ideas, market forces and regulations on the places where we work, shop, reside and recreate.
This indepedent journal, the first of its kind in the United States, investigates the economics driving the market, the true costs -- both direct and indirect -- of implementing sustainable features in buildings... Read more: |
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Friday, 27 January 2012 04:03 |
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Deutsche Bank has completed and begun operation of a brand new, 122.4 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system on the roof of its Americas' headquarters located at 60 Wall St. in New York City. The roof-mounted solar panel array will reduce the bank's electricity consumption and is expected to decrease its carbon emissions by 100 metric tons each year.
The 50-story, 745-foot-tall skyscraper is occupied solely by Deutsche Bank. The system, located on... Read more: |
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Friday, 27 January 2012 02:08 |
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NAI Realvest, one of Central Florida's largest, fully-integrated commercial real estate companies, has launched an Energy Site Selection Team to assist the growing field of alternative energy producers with locating suitable sites for solar, waste-to-energy and biomass production facilities in the state.
"The solar market is changing," said George Livingston, chairman at NAI Realvest, noting that alternative energy production is an increasingly... Read more: |
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Wednesday, 18 January 2012 23:22 |
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JP Morgan Chase has achieved LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for the renovation of its 1.5 million-square-foot global headquarters at 270 Park Ave. in Manhattan, marking the world's largest renovation project to receive Platinum certification.
The renovation to the 50-story, class A office tower will allow the building to cut its electricity consumption by half compared to pre-renovation levels, as well... Read more: |
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Monday, 16 January 2012 22:14 |
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John K. Scott, RPA has joined Colliers International Tampa Bay, Central & Southwest Florida as vice president of property management. He will oversee property management and client accounting for Colliers.
One of Florida's top commercial property management professionals, Scott is an industry leader in promoting sustainability, which is increasingly becoming a priority for owners nationwide. Scott has served as Chair of the Commercial Real Estate... Read more: |
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Monday, 30 January 2012 21:50 |
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Phoenix Children's Hospital, one of the largest children's healthcare facilities in the country, has completed a recent expansion, necessitating the need for a new central utility plant to keep the growing facility running reliably. The plant needed to be energy efficient, while ensuring no interruption in the delivery of medical care to the community.
After starting construction on a new plant, the hospital received a proposal from Johnson Controls... Read more: |
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Friday, 27 January 2012 02:45 |
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As the nation tuned in to the President's State of The Union address on January 24th, many American's watched the President, listening for those buzzwords that interest them most. For instance, the word job was spoken 42 times in the 90 minute speech, and oil 10 times. The President mentioned energy a total of 23 times, built 12, and clean 9.
The ideas presented in the annual address to congress are summarized in an eight-page action plan titled... Read more: |
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012 00:29 |
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Developers and contractors know that submitting a building plan for review and approval can really take up precious resources such as time, money and paper. The Greensboro, NC Development Services Center has implemented its groundbreaking Electronic Plan Review system - a document management system allowing building plans up to 100 pages to be submitted for review electronically.
Previously used for submitting site plans, the system is now accepting... Read more: |
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Monday, 16 January 2012 22:54 |
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ICO Real Estate Group, Inc. sold its Ree-Charge 'N Go retail center located at 3981 - 3993 N. Sierra St. in San Bernardino, CA for $2.05 million.
The 6,000-square-foot retail center, home to 7-Eleven and T-Mobile, offers a Ree-Charge 'N Go electric charging station that can fuel multiple electric vehicles at one time. The first electric station was installed at the center six months ago, with another added recently that can charge a car in just... Read more: |
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Thursday, 12 January 2012 01:05 |
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