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Green Buildings

The "green" trend is invading office buildings. NBR Correspondent Jeff Yastine reports on an upswing in efforts to construct commercial space that is environmentally friendly and energy efficient.



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External Links/Articles*

• California's Department of General Services
  This links to information about how California's Green Building Order and Green Building Action Plan impact commercial real estate. The Green Building Order, which Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed in 2004, "calls for reducing electricity consumption in state buildings 20 percent by 2015 and encourages commercial real estate owners to take steps to do the same."
• The Green Building Initiative
  The Green Building Initiative is an organization working "to accelerage the adoption of building practices taht result in energy-efficient, healthier and enviornmentally sustainable buildings."
• "Miami Green" Office Building
  "Miami Green" is an office building currently being constructed in the Coral Gables area of Miami-Dade County. The building, which is profiled in Jeff Yastine's report, is being built to be in accordance with environmentally friendly, energy efficient standards.
• Siemens Building Technologies
  Siemens Building Technologies is a provider of building controls and fire safety and security system solutions. The company's President & CEO, Daryl Dulaney, is interviewed in Jeff Yastine's report. This links to information the Siemens website offers about "Strategic Energy and Environmental Solutions."
• U.S. Green Building Council
  The Green Building council is non-profit group of building industry leaders "working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work."
• U.S. National Park Service
  The National Park Service is part of the U.S. Department Interior. This links to the National Park Services' "Guiding Principles of Sustainable Design." The online book contains chapters titled, "Building Design" and "Energy Management."

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