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Return on Investment for Green / LEED Projects

By Ed LeBard on June 28, 2010 6 Comments building owner, commercial real estate, energy costs, energy savings, Energy Star, Green Building Through Integrated Design, green Buildings, green development, LEED, LEED buildings, LEED certification, LEED investments, Making the Business Case for High-Performance Green Buildings, net operating income, property value, returns on investments, ROI, sustainable building, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC

Return on Investment for Green / LEED Projects

Green buildings provide long-term savings and solid returns on investments. they also command much more than similar non-LEED buildings due to the economic benefits they offer. Soon Class A office buildings that do not attain LEED certification will see their property value decline as LEED becomes the de facto benchmark in measuring quality in construction.

New Study: Green Buildings Generate More Green – They Lead to Increased Productivity

By A. Siegel on November 4, 2009 1 Comment energy-efficient, green building, Green Building and Productivity, Greg Kats, LEED buildings, office productivity, productivity improvement, reduced maintenance costs, stove-piping analysis, sustainable building, University of San Diego, white roofs

Workers in “green” buildings more productive than those in traditional structures. They take less sick leave and prodiuctivity increases. The study looks at whether the upfront costs outweigh those benefits?