Back in April, I mentioned that a select few in my office had decided to create a grassroots effort to make our company “Green” from within…  Yesterday, that effort began with the Green Elves’ first email to the company.  Our goal is to make this fun and useful for Colliers Atlanta and in the...
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What does an Office Tenant need to do in order to do its part in a Green Office Building?  Good question.  The answer….  A lot.  For an office building to be as green as it can be, it takes buy in and participation from everyone in the building.  Sustainable Business Oregon produced a great blog...
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Back in September 2009, MOSatlanta.com wrote an article about the Atlanta Sustainable Building Ordinance (ASBO) titled “What is the Atlanta Sustainable Building Ordinance (ASBO), and What Does it Mean for an Office Tenant?“.  Ultimately, the mayor of Atlanta didn’t get the votes needed to pass the ASBO.  However, it looks as though the U.S. Mayors are continuing to...
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I came across the below blog from Jobacle.com concerning the Green Office Building of the future and wanted to share it with you for a couple of reasons.  One, I truly believe that “Green” Office Buildings are a good thing for the commercial real estate industry, and for that reason when I find cool blogs...
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What’s going on in the world of Green Office Buildings?  Jetson Green just had a great blog post titled Top 10 Green Building Trends of 2010 explaining the happenings of Green Office Buildings for 2010.  The text is below: Top 10 Green Building Trends of 2010 By Preston Koerner | January 11, 2010 | topics: Green...
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First off, let me say that I am not thrilled about the name, but I am thrilled about the concept.  I’ve been hearing about “Green” for almost 2 year now.  I even blog about Green Office Space a good bit.  However, I personally haven’t done anything to help make my Colliers Atlanta Office Green.  Which...
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Which office park is the first in North Fulton to have a LEED Certified office building?  I’ll give you a hint:  It is the only office park in Atlanta to have its own tenant’s softball league that plays on a softball field within the park.  Give up?  Sanctuary Park is now the first in...
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Keeping with the theme from yesterday’s blog “Top 10 Greenest Cities in America“, I came across the below blog post from Granite Transformations titled “5 Eco-Friendly Features from our Nation’s Greenest Cities“.  I can’t wait to see some of these features in and on Atlanta office towers. 5 Eco-Friendly Features from our Nation’s Greenest Cities Boulder,...
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There has been a great deal of chatter on the internet the past couple of weeks about the “Greenest Cities” in America.  So, I decided to find a list of the top 10 greenest cities, and found a great list on a blog called JustLiveGreener.com.  Here is their list of the top 10 greenest cities: Chicago, IL Portland, OR Seattle, WA Washington...
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Whether you’re a small business owner, or an executive within a large corporate, you have an opportunity to lead by example when it comes to a Green Office Space.  Why might you care?  It saves money, helps the environment, and studies have shown that your employees are more product in a Green Office Space. ...
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