Sustainable building design gives landlords a double benefit - LEED and Energy Star certification increases occupancy as well as the rental rate vs non-certified buildings. Autocase for Sustainable Buildings (coming in beta at Greenbuild in October) has used...
Month: July 2016
ESG Investing and Standards for Disclosure
The Securities and Exchange Commission was recently looking for comment on "Business and Financial Disclosure Required by Regulation S-K". Specifically on, inter alia, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure. Most big companies publish a sustainability...
Mythbusters – Green vs. Grey
There is a general belief that green infrastructure is more expensive than grey. We ran some quick scenarios to illustrate the cost difference between green and grey stormwater management options. Example of the cost of grey vs. three green stormwater designs to...
The Social Value of Water (Part 2 – All Water)
How valuable is water? That depends on where you are. "Water is both essential and versatile. It is critical to human and ecosystem health, necessary in many industrial processes, indispensable in food and energy production, an important vehicle for disposing of...
The Social Value of Water (Part 1 – Groundwater)
As water issues continue to take a backseat to climate change, new research finds groundwater depletion is causing parts of Beijing to sink by 11 centimeters (more than four inches) per year (1). This is not a unique phenomenon, Mexico City is sinking by as much as 28...
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