http://www.sacbee.com/2010/04/04/2652289/sacramento-developers-use-green.html
I thought this article was very interesting and tied into this week's readings. The article discusses Sacremento office developers initiatives to go "green" and use
sustainability as a marketing tool to attract tenants and address the large vacancy rates.
Building owners in this area are spending money to invest in heating and air conditioning technology as well as water saving devices. They're also recycling building materials, switching to fluorescent lights and low-emission carpets and paints, pushing janitorial firms to use greener cleaning materials and even buying renewable energy credits.
These building owners are using these efforts to obtain Energy Star or LEED status in order to give them an advantage in the tough commercial real estate market.
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Hi Martin,
ReplyDeleteThe article you introduced is interesting to me. LEED is an unfamiliar concept to me, thus I search little bit more about LEED certification. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is the Green Building Rating System developed by the U.S. Green Building Council. It is a voluntary standard for the construction of high-performance, sustainable buildings. I like this construction project. Like Sacramento, Seoul – the capital of South Korea- has been revitalizing the green buildings since a decade ago. It takes long and cost money to achieve, but the city polluted and crowded has been converted to the city where people want to live because of the green policy. As the article says, "It may cost a little more to build up front, but it costs less over the long term." I believe that the cost for the green building is worth for us.
The new part of the Phoenix Convention Center is LEED certified and this certification has been a goal of the City of Phoenix for their new buildings. The Convention Center hopes that the LEED certification can work in their favor in attracting conventions. Some parties hosting a convention will only choose a convention center that is LEED certified, so beyond being good for the environment, it is also becoming more and more of a good business decision.
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