Opalesque Real Estate Briefing » Green Construction

Green building dominates global construction market

Laxman — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:19:48 +0000

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UK listed companies outperform on green reporting

Laxman — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:16:54 +0000

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Colliers: Green building certifications are becoming common

Laxman — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:49:42 +0000

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South Africa: Green becomes developers’ color of choice

Laxman — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:36:54 +0000

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UK: Green building rules could ’strangle’ property market

Laxman — Mon, 07 May 2012 03:35:57 +0000

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Green office space in CEE and SEE set to grow: JLL

Laxman — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:32:51 +0000

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Singapore goes green

Laxman — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:05:25 +0000

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World’s first solar building exporting power shelved by Abu Dhabi’s Masdar

Laxman — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:40:22 +0000

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Up to 700 million ft² of commercial floorspace to undergo energy efficiency overhaul by 2018

Laxman — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:12:28 +0000

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Czech real estate going green

Laxman — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:34:25 +0000

A roundtable of green building experts discuss the role of occupier demand in Czech sustainability and puncture a few industry myths. The relocation of PricewaterhouseCoopers Czech Republic to almost 12,000 sqm in Skanska’s City Green Court office building in Pankrác – Prague 4, the Czech Republic’s first property to obtain ecological Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum pre-certification, indicates the growing significance of sustainability on the Czech real estate market. (more…)

Green buildings rapidly gain market share among Viennese offices

Laxman — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:43:51 +0000

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First green shopping center in SE Europe

Laxman — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 01:40:27 +0000

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Savills: Green offices become standard as take up triples in Germany

Laxman — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 01:39:13 +0000

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UK outlines zero-carbon plan, property industry consultation

Laxman — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:48:13 +0000

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Australia: Green buildings reap returns

Laxman — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:36:15 +0000

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UK: Property bosses want energy efficiency displayed

Laxman — Wed, 11 May 2011 03:35:17 +0000

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Real estate managers reaping rewards from going green

Laxman — Tue, 03 May 2011 01:30:00 +0000

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Moscow: Green housing market

Laxman — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 03:18:43 +0000

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Pension funds push ‘green’ real-estate investments

Laxman — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:12:41 +0000

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Europe: Green Rating Alliance launches environmental property tool

Laxman — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:04:26 +0000

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Green office building boom in Asia?

Laxman — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:28:33 +0000

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Japan’s tragedy: Global ecological uncertainty

Laxman — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:57:17 +0000

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US green building initiative may boost commercial property industry

Laxman — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 01:47:57 +0000

From Ibtimes.com: Active property investors might want to pay close attention to a renewed interest in “green” real estate investment trusts, also known as REITs. With the recently announced Better Buildings Initiative, President Obama has pledged new tax incentives and financial products to encourage these asset portfolio companies to retrofit the existing stock of commercial properties. (more…)

Malaysian green building boom must be driven by market demand

Laxman — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:34:35 +0000

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RICS: Economics of green building

Laxman — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:47:14 +0000

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Will building green homes help the housing market?

Laxman — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:41:41 +0000

From WSJ: These are still tough days for the U.S. housing market. Prices continue to fall, even as the country slowly emerges from recession. Last year was the worst year on record for new home sales, according to the Commerce Department. But even in this climate, builders are striving to be innovative. (more…)

More companies say they will pay extra for green leased space

Laxman — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 01:36:53 +0000

From Europe-re.com: Companies that occupy office space around the world consider sustainability a key factor in their space occupancy plans, and half of corporate real estate executives say they will pay extra for space in green buildings, according to the fourth annual Sustainability Survey conducted by CoreNet Global and Jones Lang LaSalle. (more…)

Survey: Tenants step up demand for green offices

Laxman — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 03:10:28 +0000

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Sustainable buildings: Investors lack clear evaluation criteria says Union Investment

Laxman — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:27:07 +0000

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Green commercial property market ‘growing in Emerging Asia’

Laxman — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:08:45 +0000

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Emerging Asia leads in ‘green’ solutions

Laxman — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 01:11:32 +0000

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Commercial office tenants want green - survey

Laxman — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 03:34:41 +0000

From Propertyeu.info: Green building initiatives are a key influencer when tenants decide to sign a commercial real estate lease, according to a survey by GE Capital Real Estate. The survey, conducted over the past year, included more than 2,220 office tenants in the US, Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, the UK, Spain and Japan. An average of 50% of those polled say green building initiatives are a high priority. (more…)

RICS shows the impact of energy labels in the Dutch housing market

Laxman — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:11:55 +0000

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Sustainability climbs agenda of European corporates: C&W

Laxman — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 01:42:30 +0000

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Green buildings grab market share in Germany

Laxman — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 01:01:33 +0000

From Propertyeu.info: Green buildings are becoming increasingly important in the five major German office markets Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich, according to international real estate advisor Savills. Throughout the first half of 2010 leases totalling approximately 144,000 m2 were concluded on green buildings in the five cities, equating to a share of 14% of the total letting volume transacted. (more…)

Leading European players join forces in green alliance

Laxman — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 01:23:21 +0000

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ING REIM to launch green European Office Fund

Laxman — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 01:42:39 +0000

From Propertyeu.info: ING Real Estate Investment Management, one of the world’s largest asset managers, is working on a European fund for sustainable offices. It will not be the only green fund but its size and approach will make it different, Leo Weidenaar, managing director of the European Office Fund, said in an interview with PropertyEU during Expo Real in Munich. (more…)

Vietnam: Eco real estate projects booming but lack standard

Laxman — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 03:02:14 +0000

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Australia: Green shoots begin to emerge as property sector picks up

Laxman — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 03:01:06 +0000

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Europe: Property market should brace for carbon legislation: IPD

Laxman — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 01:52:40 +0000

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US: Green building takes off in real estate slump

Laxman — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:05:44 +0000

From Usatoday.com: Green building remains the bright spot in an otherwise dull U.S. real estate market as companies and homeowners look to lower utility bills. It now accounts for nearly one-third of new U.S. construction, up from 2% in 2005, according to a report aired Tuesday by NPR, which cites industry data from McGraw-Hill Construction. (more…)

UK: CRC - A guide for landlords and tenants

Laxman — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:59:50 +0000

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Epra pushes for common sustainability reporting standards

Laxman — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:34:37 +0000

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The growth of green in Vietnam’s property sector

Laxman — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:28:09 +0000

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Investing in green-building real-estate companies becoming more viable

Laxman — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:36:26 +0000

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Europe: Investor interest in sustainable buildings remains high: survey

Laxman — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:25:21 +0000

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ME: Green property market ‘viable within 2-3 years’

Laxman — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:20:02 +0000

From Cityscapeintelligence.com: Green real estate could be feasible within the next couple of years according to a leading Middle Eastern property consultant. The Landmark Advisory released the results of its first green building survey which assessed the attitudes of investors and stakeholders on the feasibility of developing and selling green buildings in the UAE. (more…)

World’s most sustainable building to be built in Wuhan, China by Dutch companies

Laxman — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:19:49 +0000

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88pct of the Middle Eastern professionals vote for greener

Laxman — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:42:47 +0000

A large majority of professionals in the region wish to witness a shift towards greener offices in their workplace, revealed a recent poll conducted by Bayt.com, the Middle East’s number one job site. The poll found that an astonishing 88% of employees would prefer to work in greener offices, while only 10% said that it did not really matter to them. (more…)

ISA calls for single pan-European sustainability standard

Laxman — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:07:23 +0000

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Commercial real estate in Europe faces huge mountain to climb to reach sustainable standards by 2020

Laxman — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:32:35 +0000

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Real estate sector to miss 2020 sustainability target: RICS

Laxman — Fri, 28 May 2010 02:44:31 +0000

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UAE continues to lead green building practices and initiatives in GCC

Laxman — Mon, 17 May 2010 02:17:24 +0000

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Canadian investors pay premiums for green buildings: survey

Laxman — Wed, 05 May 2010 00:18:30 +0000

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US Studies suggest eco friendly property sells faster and for more than conventional buildings

Laxman — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:35:45 +0000

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Threadneedle and Carbon Trust team up for green property fund

Laxman — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:07:35 +0000

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French green properties set to increase 61pct in 2010: Savills

Laxman — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:42:40 +0000

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Carbon Trust to create new low carbon commercial property fund

Laxman — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:07:22 +0000

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Korea: Construction giant ties growth to green efforts

Laxman — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:09:15 +0000

From Joongang Daily:Stroll through downtown Seoul for even the briefest period of time and you’ll likely stumble across numerous products made by KCC Corporation, though you probably won’t even notice them. From paints used on buildings, automobiles and ships to windows and frames to floor tiles and carpet, KCC Corp.’s construction materials are literally everywhere. (more…)

Australia: A green dividing line emerging in property

Laxman — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:31:04 +0000

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