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Pitching Green: The Benefits of Green Technology and Sustainable Building
Every successful entrepreneur understands that you must know your audience before making a business pitch. This same cardinal business rule applies to commercial office developments and renovations; a developer or owner interested in pursuing a green building project needs to be prepared to justify the green rationale to different audiences having a stake in the project. Investors and lenders will want to know how the green components impact development and operational costs. Prospective tenants will have an entirely different focus ' they will want to know how the green features will enhance the company's image or impact employees' use of the space.
The term 'green building' generally refers to an approach to make building improvements more energy efficient and reduce the negative impacts on human health and the environment. In 1998, the U.S. Green Building Council, a coalition of building industry leaders, first launched the LEED (Leadership In Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System in order to grade buildings in such areas as site selection, energy and water consumption, indoor air quality, and use of renewable materials. The U.S. Green Building Council has developed separate LEED rating systems for, among others, new construction, existing buildings, and commercial interiors. Despite its increased acceptance, commercial developers and building owners wishing to undertake a green development or renovation may have to justify to investors and lenders why a project should incorporate green technology and, therefore, 'go beyond code.'
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Protecting Innovation in the Cyber World from Patent Trolls
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