Chris Pyke, PhD
Chris Pyke, PhD

GRESB, Chief Operating Officer, helping lead a global team using data and transparency to drive positive change in the real estate industry. Learn more on GRESB.com and GBIG.com.

Building for Health
28 Jul 2015 • openbook 3 minute read
Over the last two decades, the rise of efficient, green buildings has shown that thoughtful design, construction, and operation can create buildings and even entire communities that benefit people and the environment. Today, the focus of sustainability in the real estat …
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Digital Realty Trust Issues First Global Green Property Bond
20 Jun 2015 • openbook 3 minute read
The property sector appears to be warming up to green bonds. Over the last year, we have seen a series of offerings from Vornado Realty Trust, Regency Centers, Unibail-Rodamco, Vasakronan, and Stockland. A new, $500 million green bond issued by Digital Realty Trust, …
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Worth Reading: From the Stockholder to the Stakeholder
04 May 2015 • openbook 2 minute read
GRESB is based on a foundation of evidence supporting the relevance and materiality of Environmental, Social, and Governance information for institutional investors. A new report titled, “From the stockholder to the stakeholder: how sustainability can drive financi …
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GBIG Partners With the Green Building Council of Australia
31 Mar 2015 • openbook 2 minute read
I am excited to make an important announcement: GBIG has entered into a strategic partnership with the Green Building Council of Australia. This partnership means that GBCA’s Green Star-certified projects will now appear in GBIG with the highest level of branding a …
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New Features Now Available on the Green Building Information Gateway
18 Mar 2015 • openbook 2 minute read
We are excited to announce the release of new features for the Green Building Information Gateway (GBIG) available exclusively for USGBC members and LEED professionals. These new features will allow professionals to connect to the 1.3 million activities currently availa …
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A Big Week in the Big Easy
20 Oct 2014 • openbook 3 minute read
Greenbuild is here, and we are excited to bring the green building movement to New Orleans. With so many great things on the agenda, I wanted to highlight a few of the events I’m looking forward to this week. Monday: We kick off the week focusing on health and well …
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Talking Human Health and Buildings at Greening the Heartland
08 Oct 2014 • openbook 1 minute read
The 2nd annual BUILDING Chicago/Greening the Heartland Expo took place last week in Chicago, Illinois.  The conference drew architects, engineers, contractors, property owners, developers, and many more from across the region for a three-day event organized by USGBC-Il …
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Next Generation of Transparency for Global Real Estate
08 Sep 2014 • openbook 3 minute read
Congratulations!  Thursday September 4th marked the release of the 2014 GRESB survey.  The survey, founded in 2009, benchmarks the portfolio wide sustainability performance of institutional real estate investors around the world. I was fortunate to be able to join a p …
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Report: What’s a Good Location for a Green Building?
25 Mar 2014 • openbook 2 minute read
Green building is a flexible bundle of criteria and strategies intended to help guide and recognize the design, construction, and operation of buildings that benefit people and the environment.  LEED® rating systems (excluding LEED for Neighborhood Development) includ …