Following the Second Annual Conference on Sustainable Real Estate hosted by NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate, CoStar News interviewed Constantine E. Kontokosta, PhD, PE, clinical associate professor and director of the Center for the Sustainable Built Environment at New York University Schack Institute of Real Estate. An expert on green buildings in his own right, Dr. Kontokosta is the founding director of the interdisciplinary research center at NYU focused on applied research, practice and technology in real estate and construction. He plays a critical role in advancing policy and finance issues related to green building technologies as a member of the executive team of the NYC Urban Technology Innovation Center. He has been named to the United Nations Environment Programme Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative, and is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative Scaling Sustainable Buildings Action Network.
Kontokosta is also principal and founder of the New York-based KACE Group, a real estate development and investment firm focusing on equity, sustainability and economic feasibility. The firm has more than 450 affordable and senior housing units intended to receive Energy Star or LEED certification. He has received numerous degrees in various fields, including a Ph.D. in urban planning from Columbia University, and has written several research papers on urban systems theory and smart cities, land use and sustainable development, and technological innovation. His paper, Greening the Regulatory Landscape, was published in the Journal of Sustainable Real Estate (JOSRE) and is available here.
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