At the close of the third quarter of 2016, the green bond market already outpaced the record-setting 2015 issuance and is projected to close the year with $70-80 billion in originations. Green property bonds have emerged as a key sector with year-to-date green property …
Monumental Green is a most appropriate theme for Greenbuild 2015. While the Washington DC setting conjures up touring historic monuments in and around the National Mall, the inaugural GRESB Investor Track at Greenbuild makes this a truly monumental year for many in the …
Today marks the release of the 2015 GRESB Results where the key finding is the uptick in implementing energy efficiency measures by the global real estate sector leading to a decrease in green house gas emissions.
The data is based on an assessment of 707 property co …
On Friday June 19, NASDAQ, the world's second largest electronic stock exchange hosted an audience hungry for the best. I'm not talking about Fogo de Chao's ringing of the closing bell after their successful IPO rose nearly 30% in today's market debut - this group …
Real estate markets across the U.S. are exhibiting strong signs of value recovery with Class A office assets fetching record prices in Chicago, Washington DC, Houston, Baltimore and Boston. High performance buildings are leading the way with LEED Platinum and LEED Gold …
When Greenbuild 2014 arrived in New Orleans, the city known as “The Big Easy” opened its arms to an estimated 20,000 industry leaders eager to showcase the latest in innovative building technologies, products and services.
There’s never been a better time to be …
Leasing brokers crowded the room at the Marketing and Leasing Green Buildings event hosted by the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks chapter in Washington DC. This event, sponsored by MetLife at their soon-to-be-renovated 555 12th Street in the heart of …
The Fall 2014 release of a new ENERGY STAR multifamily energy benchmarking and scoring tool brings both opportunities and certain challenges to apartment investors. Owners and operators of existing multifamily housing properties with 20+ units will be able to use th …
The apartment REIT sector is receiving welcome and long overdue news - the ENERGY STAR program is releasing a new multifamily energy benchmarking and scoring tool in Fall 2014. Owners and operators of existing multifamily housing properties with 20+ units will be able t …
In the second quarter of 2014, two major publicly-traded commercial real estate investment trusts raised a combined $700 million in general obligation debt for investing in real estate development and/or retrofit projects identified as ‘green’.
These bond offerin …
