http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/01/real-estate-investors-benefit-from-green-building-momentum/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/01/real-estate-investors-benefit-from-green-building-momentum/comment-page-1/#comment-10198 Paul von Paumgartten Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:33:17 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2009/01/real-estate-investors-benefit-from-green-building-momentum/#comment-10198 Thanks for writing about this often overlooked benefit of green buildings. When we performed energy efficiency upgrades to the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington D.C. - the first to achieve LEED EB certification - the value of those buildings increased by $24 million, resulting in a better credit rating and lower loan rates for the Society. The New Buildings Institute estimates that the appraised value of a building can increase by as much as ten times the annual cost savings from energy efficiency measures, which, of course, can also have a positive impact on surrounding property values. Paul von Paumgartten, Johnson Controls, Inc. Thanks for writing about this often overlooked benefit of green buildings. When we performed energy efficiency upgrades to the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington D.C. – the first to achieve LEED EB certification – the value of those buildings increased by $24 million, resulting in a better credit rating and lower loan rates for the Society. The New Buildings Institute estimates that the appraised value of a building can increase by as much as ten times the annual cost savings from energy efficiency measures, which, of course, can also have a positive impact on surrounding property values.
Paul von Paumgartten, Johnson Controls, Inc.

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/01/real-estate-investors-benefit-from-green-building-momentum/comment-page-1/#comment-10197 Tom Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:26:06 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2009/01/real-estate-investors-benefit-from-green-building-momentum/#comment-10197 Wow, what a great piece! Green is definitely hot and always a good investment. This piece sites some great figures to prove that. Thanks! Wow, what a great piece! Green is definitely hot and always a good investment. This piece sites some great figures to prove that. Thanks!

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