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Los Angeles sports most green building savvy
Local factors determine 'green' development traction, survey finds
"While the progress is encouraging," says Alan Whitson, RPA, president of Corporate Realty, Design & Management Institute, "it's clear more education about the advantages high performance and sustainable buildings is needed, and in some markets it looks like a lot more education will be needed."
A market about to reach the tipping point is San Diego, which has some of the highest energy costs in the nation. One-quarter of seminar attendees in San Diego said green building issues were well understood and a corporate objective. A third of the attendees said that green building issues were well understood, but not a corporate objective. Another third answered "somewhat." Only 7 percent said "not at all."
Corporate Realty, Design & Management Institute provides research and consulting services, and presents educational programs on high-performance buildings and the sustainable workplace in 50 markets across North America.