- Key Overall Findings
- Trends by Region and Country
- A Discussion of Capital Markets
- Implications for Investors
I highly encourage you to read at least the executive summary. Thanks to Lisa Galley for pointing me to this article.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
RREEF Releases Green Building Investment Report
Lots of great data and takeaways from this report. It is quite lengthy, but general themes include:
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Google shows off 'extraordinary' building plans
Among article highlights:
- Google plans to build the "greenest building ever" in Mountain View @ 310,000 sq. ft
- Google's VP of Real Estate, Dave Radcliffe, says project is currently on hold because it does not currently make financial sense.
- But, Yvonne Farrell, a LEED-certified architect on Mountain Views' Environmental Sustainability Task Force, says it should cost Google no more than any other of its Class A buildings, and that in the long run (10 to 20 years), it should cost less.
- Editor's note: while this may be true, the value of money today could be more expensive than the time value of money saved further down the road. I'd like to see some hard numbers, although I don't I'll get my hands on their pro forma! :)
Full article at: http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=9809
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
How Oil Prices Literally Drive the Mortgage Crisis
This article / blog post appeared on Our Green Journey, a blog by Lisa Galley, founder of Galley Eco-Capital. I think I forwarded it to a million and one people a few weeks ago, so it deserves a place here
First Article: Thomas Friedman
The first article is by Thomas Friedman, New York Times Columnist, and author of The World Is Flat. He will make many more appearances in this blog!
Title: Bailout and (Green) Buildup
A Summary: As gas prices decline, so does America's incentive to go green. What should we do about it? Friedman explores realistic steps the next president and congress can take.
Enjoy,
Ari
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