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LEED Commercial Interiors can Save the Planet

Green Building Law Update

LEED Commercial Interiors projects present the best single opportunity for greening buildings. million existing commercial buildings in the United States today. million existing commercial buildings. greater than 80% exist in rented space within those existing commercial buildings. By Katie Stanford and Stuart Kaplow.

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Commercial Real Estate To See Moderate Growth In 2016

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Commercial Real Estate To See Moderate Growth In 2016 originally appeared on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. s 2016 Global Real Estate Market Outlook. s 2016 Global Real Estate Market Outlook. property sector, is expected to see commercial real estate rents rise 3.4

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Foreign Investment Drives Record U.S. Commercial Real Estate Volumes

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Commercial Real Estate Volumes originally appeared on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. commercial assets and global ‘risk-free’ rates continue to remain healthy,” said John Huguenard, International Director and leader of JLL Industrial Capital Markets. Commercial Real Estate Volumes.

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What a Chicago 2016 Summer Olympics Means for Chicago’s Retail and Restaurant Construction Industry

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There’s no doubt that local businesses will have much to celebrate if on October 2, 2009, Chicago wins the 2016 Summer Olympics bid. I do not anticipate new restaurateurs signing long-term leases for a two-week event. What are your thoughts about how the Olympics will affect commercial construction in Chicago?

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Your ENERGY STAR Score is About to Fall Precipitously

Green Building Law Update

The change is significant for buildings pursuing LEED or Green Globes certification, for buildings with GSA or other government space leases tied to an ENERGY STAR score of 75, for buildings in cities with mandatory benchmarking, and for the more than 450,000 commercial properties that have an ENERGY STAR score. sort of) by the U.S.

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Blockchain has come to U.S. Real Estate

Green Building Law Update

States have been actively making the necessary changes in law since 2016. Interestingly, it may well be leasing that will elevate blockchain in the real estate marketplace ahead of deeds because most leasing transactions do not require involvement of a statutorily mandated government registrar.

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PACE in Maryland is Not Keeping Pace

Green Building Law Update

PACE state enabling statutes generally authorize local governments to engage private sector lenders to provide upfront low interest financing to commercial property owners for energy efficiency, water conservation and renewable energy projects (e.g., million existing commercial buildings in the U.S. So, what is wrong?

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