Articles About Green Projects
- Author:
- Tom Silva
- Posted:
- 12.23.2008
Green Buildings Impacted by the Credit Crunch, Recession
The credit crunch and sluggish return-on-investment environment are impacting green commercial real estate development – and not in a good way. Even on projects where dirt actually gets moved, it will be more difficult to incorporate sustainable design principles as companies become more cost conscious. The greening of the workplace should pick up once again […]
- Author:
- Richard Gatto
- Posted:
- 10.02.2008
Lenders Get Green
Marketing green is a new step in the emergence of sustainability. In a tight credit environment when rates have climbed and LTVs have dropped, green may offer a way to ease the underwriting criteria on a deal. The green-building revolution is spreading, and the underwriting community has embraced sustainable design because it enhances marketability and […]