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GRESB Purchased from GBCI in advance of ESG Breakout

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in GRESB, LEED
Last month GRESB announced that its management had purchased the business from its parent GBCI. GRESB was established in 2009 as the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark by three pension funds who wanted to assess and benchmark the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and other related performance of real assets, providing standardized data to capital … Continue Reading

Greenbuild was Proof Positive that LEED is Thriving

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in Green Building, LEED
The just completed 2019 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Atlanta is absolute proof that the LEED green building rating system, with more than 100,000 projects registered and certified, is thriving. The theme of this year’s Greenbuild was “A New Living Standard,” that everyone, regardless of background or circumstance, deserves a safe and healthy place … Continue Reading

With Over $3.6 Trillion in Value You Should Pay Attention to GRESB

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in GRESB, LEED
For the uninitiated GRESB assesses the sustainability performance of real estate and infrastructure portfolios worldwide. GRESB is the global environmental, social and governance (ESG) benchmark for real estate assets. GRESB’s stated “mission is to enhance and protect shareholder value by assessing and empowering sustainability practices in the real asset sector.” They do that by offering … Continue Reading

Greenbuild – The Target Rich Environment for Green People

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in Green Building, LEED
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I am often asked, “how can I expand my green building business?” And I have offered the same response for more than a decade – attend the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo (.. yes, you will have to talk with people while you are there). This year Greenbuild is in Chicago from November 14 thru … Continue Reading

Eat, Pray, Greenbuild?

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in Green Building, LEED
I am often asked, “how can I expand my green building business?” My answer is simple and the same response I have offered for years, attend the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. This year Greenbuild is in Boston from November 8 – 10. I do not claim any particular business marketing prowess. Nor can I … Continue Reading

The Future was on Display at Greenbuild

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in Green Building, LEED, Sustainability
Nearly 20,000 people attended the U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild 2016 convention in Los Angeles last week with more than 600 exhibiters from the green building industrial complex showcasing innovations and new products on the expo floor. Regular readers of this blog will know that I blogged  from Greenbuild last week, including Top 10 Products … Continue Reading

The Future of Green Building was On Display at Greenbuild

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in Environmental, Green Building, LEED
The USGBC’s annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Washington, DC wrapped up last Friday and the question I have most been asked about Greenbuild is, “what was the highlight?” My response, Greenbuild is “the” target rich environment for green building people. The thousands of attendees represent more sustainability and green building business opportunities in … Continue Reading

What LEED Statistics Tell Us?

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in LEED
The U.S. Green Building Council's LEED rating system dominates brand acceptance and market share in the business of green building and is a driver in the larger environmental industrial complex. So a review of LEED statistics can be telling, not only about the state of green building, but about trends and future opportunities.… Continue Reading

Attend Greenbuild: The Best Way To Grow Your Business

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in LEED
Greenbuild 2014 in New Orleans will be "the" target rich environment for green building people this year. And for those who will complain that this blog post is shameless promotion of USGBC, that might be true, but it is also correct that Greenbuild has been the number one source of new business for my green building law firm!… Continue Reading

LEED v4 has a New and Improved Registration Contract

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in LEED
As a sustainability and green building attorney my personal favorite provision in the new LEED v4 Certification Agreement is the very first sentence that includes the warning, "YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE CONSULTED WITH AN ATTORNEY ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER". You may give me a call at any time.… Continue Reading

20,000th LEED Project Is Certified

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in LEED
Earlier this month, while few people were watching, the 20,000th LEED commercial project was certified! And while this is project is a noteworthy milestone, the "bigger deal" may be that there are more than 36,000 other commercial and industrial projects currently in the LEED pipeline creating huge business opportunities.… Continue Reading
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