Business Facilities - June 2008 - (Page 20) COVER STORY The Greening of America laws that result in penalties for noncompliance. Incentives are far more helpful, Stavriotis notes, for a company that is paying a 10% premium for building to LEED’s highest status, platinum. “In Chicago, if a project commits to designing around LEED stan- #0201 at www.BusinessFacilities.com dards they go to the top of the stack in terms of permitting, which in some communities across the country can save you up to 120 days of project time,” Stavriotis says. “Putting a financial incentive on the table is always helpful, particularly in gaining approval from CFOs. A close second to that is helping a project get through the regulatory and permit maze in an expeditious fashion.” Ashley Katz, communications coordinator for USGBC, notes that her organization also sees incentives as a better way of addressing the need for sustainable design and operation. Still, she lauded the many cities that have enacted laws to increase the number of green buildings. “It’s increasing the number of green buildings and it’s working toward our mission, which is market transformation and changing the way that buildings are built,” Katz says. Finance always will be a determinant in private-sector construction, and if going green cuts costs and increases revenues, as is stated in a recent study by Jones Lang Lasalle and CFO Research, the green building movement will continue to grow. The study found that most finance executives believe their companies are likely to enjoy financial benefits through sustainability. Rainwater also notes that lease and resale rates of green buildings consistently are higher than their counterparts. “The business case for building green is growing stronger,” he says. “Many building owners do not want to build a building that will be seen as out-of-date and not a true Class A property five years 20 JUNE 2008 http://www.prospernh.com http://www.BusinessFacilities.com
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