“Green certification is no longer an oddity or nice to have. In many top markets it’s an oddity if you’re not green certified.”
Nils Kok, associate professor, Maastricht University, the Netherlands
Chicago now has the highest percentage, 66%, of certified LEED or Energy Star office buildings among the 30 largest real estate markets in the United States. (CBRE and Maastricht University study, 6 July 2017).
See:
“Chicago Grabs Lead in Green Office Buildings, Study Shows” | Emily Chasan, Bloomberg, 6 July 2017
“2017 National Green Building Adoption Index” | Maastricht University, CBRE, Real Green, 6 July 2017
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