New green property index could boost REIT investment in more sustainable properties

A project by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), the FTSE Group, and the U.S. Green Building Council to jointly develop a Green Property Index could help REITs attract some of the growing pool of socially responsible investment money slated for green investments. The goal of the index is to enable investment in REITs based on objective sustainability rankings.

(http://www.rew-online.com/2013/07/31/reits-lead-in-mainstreaming-green-building/)

Yudelson, a Contributing Editor to Building Design+Construction, says, “It looks like a good year ahead for the green building industry. Based on our experience, it seems clear that green building will continue its rapid expansion globally in 2013 in spite of the ongoing economic slowdown in most countries of Europe and North America. More people are building green each year, with 50,000 LEED projects underway by the latest counts; there is nothing on the horizon that will stop this Mega-trend or its constituent elements.”

| Nov 29, 2012

Ecobuild panel in DC on "Reconstructed Buildings"

Valencia College at Lake Nonas innovative new $21.7 million Academic Building d

| Nov 20, 2012

SchenkelShultz-designed Valencia at Lake Nona certified 3 Green Globes

Featuring the latest technologies, the three-story, academic facility includes academic spaces and teaching laboratories, student services, a book store, library, café, a Dean’s suite and administrative offices.