05
May
2016
Exploring the Vibrant and Sustainable Ponce City Market
Posted On May 5, 2016  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

A 1920s Sears, Roebuck & Co. warehouse has taken on new life as a thriving, urban mixed-use development in Midtown Atlanta. Members of the NAIOP National Forums had an exclusive tour of the property and an extensive Q&A with the investment and construction leads from Jamestown, […]

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02
Mar
2016
Sustainable Supply of Freshwater is Critical for Economic Growth
Posted On March 2, 2016  By Toby Burke  And has No Comment

California grabbed national attention last year when the state took steps to address the state’s water shortage caused by the continued drought situation. However, maintaining a supply of freshwater for human consumption and use is not unique to California or the West. The debate on a […]

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19
Feb
2016
Developing Leader Spotlight: A Master of Sustainable Development
Posted On February 19, 2016  By Marie Ruff  And has No Comment

A strong commitment to the commercial real estate industry and environmental stewardship stand out among the many reasons that Jonathan Lachance was selected as a recipient of NAIOP’s 2015 Developing Leaders Award. Lachance, general manager of real estate at Equium Group, has more than 12 years […]

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09
Dec
2015
Building Smart Tech into CRE
Posted On December 9, 2015  By Brielle Scott  And has 1 Comment

Your car pings your smartphone to let you know it’s due for an oil change. Your tablet recognizes that you just walked into LAX and tells you the wait at security is currently 25 minutes. An embedded chip on your shirt alerts you before you drop […]

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04
Dec
2015
Selling Power… to Amazon?
Posted On December 4, 2015  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

Online retail powerhouse Amazon is doing some shopping of its own – this time for clean electricity generated at a solar farm. The power will be harnessed to support Amazon’s data centers, and the company has announced a goal of using 100 percent renewable energy across […]

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15
Oct
2015
Fortune Favors the Brave
Posted On October 15, 2015  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

Tom Ridge, first Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and former governor of Pennsylvania, took the stage Thursday for the Breakfast General Session Keynote at NAIOP’s Commercial Real Estate Conference 2015. As governor of Pennsylvania — for nine years, six months and five days, […]

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12
Oct
2015
Canada in the Lead: Smart Grid Impact on Manufacturing Facilities
Posted On October 12, 2015  By Marshall Toner  And has No Comment

Developers and investors alike are asking a question more frequently when assessing a site: “Is there a smart grid?” In Canada, the answer is increasingly yes, and increasingly smart. Blackouts and brownouts come at a tremendous cost to the economy in general — but to manufacturers, […]

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28
Aug
2015
Greenest Roofs in North America
Posted On August 28, 2015  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

Who has more green roofs than anywhere else? Washington, D.C., according to Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, which measures square footage of green roofs in across North America. The Top 10: Washington, D.C. Toronto, Ontario Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chicago, Illinois New York City, New York Denver, Colorado […]

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05
Aug
2015
Why NAIOP Cares About the Energy Efficiency Debate
Posted On August 5, 2015  By John Bryant  And has No Comment

For several years, Congress has been debating the merits of energy efficiency and has struggled to define what role, if any, it should play in advocating for new building codes aimed at increasing energy efficiency in the built environment. During those debates, NAIOP has educated our […]

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17
Jul
2015
Leading U.S. Markets for Green Commercial Real Estate
Posted On July 17, 2015  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

Biggest takeaways from the 2014 Green Building Adoption Index: Minneapolis is the U.S. city with the highest percentage of green commercial space at 77 percent, followed by San Francisco (67.2 percent), Chicago (62.1 percent), Houston (54.8 percent) and Atlanta (54.1 percent). Since 2005, Energy Star-labeled buildings […]

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