Posted by: Peter Belisle Energy and Sustainability Services The last few days have been a shift from the fast pace and high energy of Greenbuild to the family orientation and relaxation of Thanksgiving. This segue seems like a good time to express my gratitude to all the people who stopped by our Social Networking Lounge [...]
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Who is responsible for sustainability?
Posted by: Tina Haubert Jones Lang LaSalle Who has the responsiblity for a sustainable environment? That was the question posed at the Executive Roundtable of BOMA. I thought it was a great and complicated question, particularly as it relates to products that we buy. In my opinion, it’s everyone’s responsiblity at the end of the [...]
Where LEED is headed – regenerative design
Posted by: Janet Milkman Delaware Valley Green Building Council Just sat in a session with USGBC LEED developers and Bob Berkebile, among others, to hear about their plans for LEED 2012 and beyond. Very exciting what’s changing in their impact categories – much more positive and forward thinking – such as enhancing human health and [...]
Hope for the future
Posted by: Bob Best Jones Lang LaSalle The sheer scope of the sustainability movement and how it is changing the face of the real estate industry is breathtaking. Just walking around here, seeing the products and concepts, is inspiring. I have a renewed faith that creativity, technology and human enterprise are going to prevail in [...]
Drawing Air at 10
Posted by: Craig Bloomfield Jones Lang LaSalle The drawing for the MacBook Air will take place at the Social Networking Lounge at 10 a.m. this morning. Our blogging stations are still open so if you haven’t entered a post yet, there’s still time to come see us on the main concourse and add your voice [...]