Report Highlights Potential “Best Bets” For Commercial Real Estate Investors In 2013
U.S. commercial real estate recovery to advance in 2013 with nationwide gains in leasing, rents and pricing, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers and Urban Land Institute's Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Forecast.
Water Is Your Business
The National Association of Water Companies and U.S. Chamber of Commerce launch a campaign for leaders, businesses, and the public to make the case for water infrastructure investment.
NCGBCS Releases Taxonomy of Building Codes and Standards
This compilation of codes and standards relating to the built environment is intended to serve as a resource when educating the industry, government, and the public about the regulations and referenced documents that are used when constructing buildings and facilities. Comments are due March 8, 2013.
FRIDAY FUNNY: Going Gaga Over Neverland
Either the eccentric songstress is purely seeking publicity or she is genuinely enthusiastic over the prospect of taking on a project more massive than Michael Jackson's plastic surgery obsession....or both.
Green Building Accelerates Globally Through Economic Downturn
Green building has become a long-term business opportunity with 51% percent of study firms planning more than 60% of their work to be green by 2015, up from 28% of firms in 2012. The largest opportunity areas for green building globally are in new commercial construction and renovation of existing buildings.
Study Warns of Sequestration Impacts To NASA, NOAA Programs
New report examines how budget cuts would put at risk 22,500+ jobs and harm regions with innovative aerospace clusters. (Free download available.)
NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Ygrene Energy Fund Partners With FNF Green LLC to Accelerate Energy...
Strategic partnership powers Ygrene Data Report; new program boosts access and instantly qualifies property owners for energy retrofit financing.
NYC Building Resiliency Task Force Announced, Urban Green Will Organize
Urban Green Council to lead building resiliency task force in NYC; blue ribbon panel to make in-depth recommendations on building preparedness.
Building Owners Invest In Modest Cost-Effective Energy Programs
New report shows maturation of green building industry's ability to achieve and measure increased cash flows and value as well as reduce environmental impacts.
FRIDAY FUNNY: 60 Finalists Named in “Prettiest Painted Places” Competition
PQI began its search for the “prettiest painted places” by contacting state departments of tourism, convention and visitors’ bureaus, chambers of commerce, historical societies, and Main Street programs in all 50 states. Eventually, nearly 200 towns and neighborhoods were nominated in the competition.
The Cost Of Doing Business: 10 Most And Least Expensive Cities In North America
Honolulu has highest facility operating costs in a new Whitestone Research study which reveals the ten most—and least—expensive cities in North America.
Study Ties Cities’ Smart Grid Use To Economic Drivers For CRE Health
Do smart grid investments pay off for cities? In what ways? Jones Lang LaSalle examined the top “connected cities” as identified in a U.S. News & World Report study to find out how these cities fared in terms of three indicators of economic health: job growth, GDP, and commercial real estate value. Oct 9, 2012 @ 2:08 PM
EPA Partnering With State Capitals On Green Design
Program will strengthen local economies and protect health in Frankfort, KY, Des Moines, IA, Baton Rouge, LA, Helena, MT, and Indianapolis, IN.
Design-Build Key To Protecting New Orleans
Inner harbor navigation canal surge barrier project was the USACE's largest ever design-build civil works construction contract.
Green Operations At National Office Furniture
Constructed in the early 1970s to manufacture electronic entertainment equipment, today the Santa Claus facility produces wood and laminate office furniture solutions. The facility is ISO9001, ISO14001 and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody certified.
SolarWorld To Invest $27 Million In Facility Upgrades
SolarWorld initiates technology upgrades to boost solar panels’ performance; company again invests in Hillsboro, OR, topping $600 million in total outlay.
New Report on Role of Cities in Green Economy
The report is a synthesis of stakeholder perspectives from five major North American cities visited on USGBC’s The Road to Rio+20 engagement event series. It highlights five key messages heard from the events and outlines clear action items for Rio+20
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Georgia Tech Rehabs Hinman Building
At $9.5 million, rehab of the university’s first research building for the college of architecture exemplifies innovation and preserves the legacy of Bauhaus-influenced functionalism.
Green Infrastructure Report Highlights Economic, Community Benefits
This new draft report reveals how landscape architects can help design the way towards greener infrastructure.
April Is National Landscape Architecture Month
During the month of April, landscape architects will show their communities how they promote healthy living.
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View this free video webinar and learn the top 5 strategies that facility maintenance pros are implementing to overcome workforce shortages.
View This Free Video Webinar: Maximizing Value For Facility Master Planning
A panel of Facility Management leaders discuss long-term planning challenges and answer questions about maximizing the value of conducting a Facility Condition Assessments (FCA).
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