Benefits of Corporate Green Buildings and Practices

• The non cost benefits for owners and tenants of green buildings:  ex. marketing and other competitive advantages; market differentiation; corporate leadership & trend setting; facilitation of an innovative culture; brand loyalty in an increasingly socially-conscious consumer market.
• Case studies demonstrating retail tenants in green buildings experiencing greater sales per square foot than those in conventional buildings.
• What energy efficient features do tenants find most desirable.
• Preferential green insurance premiums.
• Impact of sustainable design Initiatives on international companies.

Financing Green Buildings

• Third party financing for building retrofits:  ex. bank financing to perform sustainable retrofits at no capital cost; Pay as You Save (PAYS) programs; 100 Percent Private Energy Efficiency Financing.
• Incentive programs.
• Selling sustainability to corporate finance: ex. education about bottom line and return on investment benefits.
• Green building funds
• Lenders offering preferential rates for green.

Business Case

• Greening of investment and real estate portfolios: 
  ex. development of a common emissions measurement methodology of corporations to integrate into general investment analysis; reduction in building energy usage.
• Modeling vs. Reality:  ex. how close does modeling come to actual operating costs; post-occupancy performance reviews.
• Leasing structure & energy efficiency:  ex. how to overcome the hurdles; lease pass-through costs; net vs. gross “green” leases.
• LEED-EB: ex. best practices.
• Design/build vs. conventional construction methods.