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Leadership cOreneT GlObal bOard Of direcTOrs Your leadership makes the difference. Mark Tamburro, Chair Vice President of Workplace Resources Nokia Barry Varcoe, Chair-Elect Director of Group Property Royal Bank of Scotland Steve Stoner, Treasurer David Harris, MCR, Immediate Past-Chair Senior Vice President, Workplace Resources Sun Microsystems Rick Bertasi Vice President and General Manager, EMEA Global Workplace Solutions Johnson Controls Karen Ellzey Executive Managing Director CB Richard Ellis Bruce Ficke Executive Vice President Client Solutions Cushman & Wakefield Mark Gorman, MCR Director of Global Real Estate Nortel Suzanne Heidelberger Director of Real Estate Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Renee Leach Director, Global Workplace Program Hewlett Packard Trex Morris, MCR Americas Director, Real Estate Services Ernst & Young Ed Noha Managing Director Jones Lang LaSalle Richard Paver Vice President Group Real Estate BP International Ltd. Wayne Peacock Executive Vice President USAA Mark Schleyer Vice President Corporate Real Estate AT&T Inc. Lee Utke Director, Global Corporate Real Estate Whirlpool Corp. assOciaTe direcTOrs Steve Hargis, MCR Senior Vice President HOK Tim McGrath Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Works & Government Services, Canada Mary Jane Olhasso Director of Economic Development City of Ontario, California Bruce Richards, MCR National Portfolio Manager, Corporate Real Estate Group Australia Post Randy White Regional Director, Project and Development Services, Asia Pacific Jones Lang LaSalle sPecial GOvernmenT advisOr TO The bOard Stan Kaczmarczyk Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Governmentwide Policy General Services Administration ediTOrial advisOry cOmmiTTee George Bouri, MCR, SLCR Principal, Strategy & Operations Consulting Deloitte Denis DeCamp Bruce Ficke Executive Vice President Client Solutions Cushman & Wakefield Barbara E. Hampton, BCCR, SLCR Vice President Workplace Resources The Hartford Rick Kriva Vice President, Global Real Estate Honeywell, Inc. Richard M. McBlaine Chief Executive, Strategic Consulting Jones Lang LaSalle Frank Robinson, MCR Vice President, Real Estate Services McKesson Mark Schleyer Vice President Real Estate AT&T Gray Swoope Executive Director Mississippi Development Authority James Y. Yao Director, Real Estate and Development Asia Pacific Region, Motorola (China) Electronics Ltd. ediTOrial sTaff Tim Venable ediTOr The leader is PrinTed On recycled PaPer The Official PublicaTiOn Of cOreneT GlObal Megan McCann manaGinG ediTOr Richard Kadzis seniOr cOnTribuTinG ediTOr Bonnie Hofto creaTive direcTOr Paul Newman adverTisinG manaGer THE LEADER, CoreNet Global’s Official Publication, is published six times a year, as a bi-monthly publication commencing January/February, by CoreNet Global. Subscription rates for non-members (in U.S. dollars): in the United States, $75; in Canada, $85; outside North America, $95. To order, contact Nicki Williams at 404-589-3241 or nwilliams@corenetglobal.org. Office of Publication: CoreNet Global, 2500 Broadway St, Ste 200; Boulder, CO 80304-4237. The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the association. THE LEADER is sent as a benefit of membership to all members of CoreNet Global. Articles published in this magazine may not be re-printed without written permission from the Editor. Editorial inquiries should be addressed to Megan McCann at mmccann@corenetglobal.org. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: THE LEADER; 2500 Broadway St, Ste 200; Boulder, CO 80304 or leader@corenetglobal.org. ediTOrial Offices CoreNet Global 260 Peachtree Street, NW Suite 1500 Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: +1.404.589.3219 Fax: +1.404.589.3202 Web: www.corenetglobal.org PrOducTiOn Offices CoreNet Global 2500 Broadway, Suite 200 Boulder, CO 80304 Toll Free: 866.362.4181 Phone: +1.303.565.4023 Fax: +1.303.443.6943 E-mail: leader@corenetglobal.org adverTisinG infOrmaTiOn Paul Newman Toll Free: 866.362.4181 Direct: +1.303.565.4012 Fax: +1.303.648.4283 E-mail: pnewman@corenetglobal.org 2 0 0 9 T he le ade r 5 January / february http://www.corenetglobal.org

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The Leader - January/February 2009 Contents Leadership Message from the CEO Real Estate in the News Mergers and Aquisitions Assessing Green Building Performance Measuring Space You Actually Use Global Trends in Sustainable Real Estate Whirlpool’s Lee Utke Northmarq’s Kevin Farrell Plastics: Hoping for Resiliency in Resins Regional Profile: Heartland Holding Strong Industry Profile: Ascendas Brings New Age Business Space to Asia-Pac Industry Tracker From the Applied Research Center Discovery Forum Findings Capital Corner Career Development Young Leader Economic Development in the News Learning Spotlight Connect With CoreNet Global Index of Advertisers A Look Ahead In our Next Issue Calendar of Seminars

The Leader - January/February 2009

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