Dan Winters

This GBIG Insight White Paper Green Bonds: REITs Find Strong Demand For High Performance Property Financing [see PDF] provides the background context necessary to understand:

1) what does ��Green Bond’ mean in the real estate capital market environment

2) how does a Green Bond label shape investor expectations

3) what additional disclosures investors should require when underwriting the next wave of Green Bonds

Over the near term, greater transparency and disclosure… Show more

This GBIG Insight White Paper Green Bonds: REITs Find Strong Demand For High Performance Property Financing [see PDF] provides the background context necessary to understand:

1) what does ‘Green Bond’ mean in the real estate capital market environment

2) how does a Green Bond label shape investor expectations

3) what additional disclosures investors should require when underwriting the next wave of Green Bonds

Over the near term, greater transparency and disclosure on specific aspects of a company’s track record with green building is required to properly determine an investment risk profile. Green Bond investors should anticipate a fast-paced market evolution as real estate companies work hard at one-upping their peers in the pursuit of investment dollars at favorable rates. Show less

One of the most common questions posed by real estate professionals is, “What are the benefits of pursuing a LEED rating, and what are the marginal investment requirements necessary to attain these benefits?”

This GBIG Insight Research Anthology contains brief summaries of top research articles, academic papers, industry reports, comprehensive textbooks, and resources devoted to informing strategic and tactical business decisions. Each section contains internet links to a wide array of… Show more

One of the most common questions posed by real estate professionals is, “What are the benefits of pursuing a LEED rating, and what are the marginal investment requirements necessary to attain these benefits?”

This GBIG Insight Research Anthology contains brief summaries of top research articles, academic papers, industry reports, comprehensive textbooks, and resources devoted to informing strategic and tactical business decisions. Each section contains internet links to a wide array of expert resources allowing readers to explore each specific topic at significantly greater depth.

Together these works are distilled into five distinct categories:

Expert Knowledge Synthesis
Population-Based Studies
Project-Based Studies
Market-Based Value Studies
Early Research

As of this article posting, nearly 26,000 projects totaling 3.7 billion square feet found a compelling business case to pursue LEED certification. Industry practitioners realize no two projects are exactly the same when it comes to size, scope, location or stakeholder engagement requirements. Determining the marginal investment required to achieve additional high performance building benefits is therefore situational, an ongoing iterative process based on 1) specifying a “benefit package” of outcomes desired, and 2) assessing the probability the benefits can be realized from the marginal investment applied.

Regardless of scale or budget, all projects certifying to green building rating systems share the common desire to surpass business-as-usual, engage industry best practices, and deliver superior outcomes. Show less