Flat out, this news is big!  CoStar just released details of their study of LEED and Energy Star buildings, and I have to say, I was surprised by the numbers.  They analyzed roughly 1,300 LEED and Energy Star buildings representing 351 million square feet of commercial buildings.  The green buildings were compared with non-green properties of similar size, location, class, tenancy, and year built characteristics to extrapolate the economic case for green buildings.  The result:

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• New affordable, eco-friendly home built in 2 weeks.
• Best Places: America’s cleanest cities. 
• Architecture firm takes the lead in LEED design.
• Remodeling green is easy on the earth. 
• Groundbreaking held for Tennessee’s first green bank.
• Titanic houses as SUVs and pickups without wheels.
• Carbon footprint of a renovation versus new construction.

*WIR = Week in Review; a Saturday showcase of excellent links.

It’s like a light went on in media outlets around the world — journalists and bloggers all over the place are reporting this not so surprising, but important news.  Here’s the report that everyone’s talking about.  I’m just waiting for some bombastic headline like: "Building Green Is a Quick Fix for Climate Change!!"  It’s not all that exaggerated yet, but before diving into the merits and substance of the report, here are a few friends that have mentioned it:

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This is purely random, but I had no idea a person named "Jetson Green" actually existed.  That’s right.  Sometime prior to July 1820, Jetson Green, a debtor, intermarried with Julian Bass, administratix.  Their problems came before the Supreme Court of Alabama.  I’d like to give you an idea of what was going on between Jetson and Julian, but seriously, try to give this opinion a read — language sure has changed in 200 years (and I practice law for a living!).  Anyway, it seems that good ole’ Jetson Green did well by marrying the person to whom he was supposed to be paying a debt.  At least for a short period of time, that is … I’m constantly amazed at what shows up on the internet. 

• Industry waits for green MBS.  Wow!
• Green construction red-hot with VCs. 
• Green REITs could get long-term gains.
• Green construction fastest and cheapest way to cut emissions.
• Homes in ‘green’ subdivision sell fast in San Jose.
• Low-cost fixes to make your home more green.
• Walmart making green strides, but "We are not green."
• Solar company wants to power 90% of grid and cars.

*WIR = Week in Review; a Saturday showcase of excellent links.