Case for Green Buildings Grows Stronger for Owners, Occupants via CoStar Group

Evidence continues to stack up in the form of updated studies by CoStar Group, CB Richard Ellis, McGraw Hill Construction and other commercial real estate leaders that green practices are reducing long-term operating and occupancy costs, improving occupant health and boosting employee productivity - though not all those variables are fully understood or measureable as yet.

Those were among the findings of the spring update of "Current Trends in Green Real Estate," the latest presentation on sustainability presented jointly by CoStar Group, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and this month, CB Richard Ellis, which explored the experiences, views and expectations of landlords, tenants and other occupiers on such issues as indoor air quality, water and energy efficiency, building materials and the relative economic costs and benefits of green practices at the property and investment levels.

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