Groundbreaking Book AvailableFREE

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 12:41PM

Relevant to everyone involved in sustainability, because it relates tofeasibiliy/viability/marketability/property failure and underperformance, is a new book entitled Value Beyond Cost Savings: How to Underwrite Sustainable Propertiesby Scott Muldavin, CRE, FRICS, Hon. FIGP. Don't be misled by the word "underwriting" inthe title - it is not just for finance types, but architects, engineers, land planners, landscape architects, appraisers, IAQ experts, attorneys, etc. This book addresses the value and risk of sustainable property investment - relevant to any sustainability component and expert. It will help you to better understand the thoughts of the investor/developer, speak their language, understand their decsison-making, and better communicate your contribution to the success of the nextproject withsustainability components. Before you get the entire book, you may want to look at a summary of the book's key conclusions,found in an articleentitled Ten Principles for Sustainable Property Underwriting and Valuation - this is free in the "Articles" section ofthe Green Building Finance Consortium. The entire bookValue Beyond Cost Savings is available free - go to the home page of Green Building Finance Consortium. Let me know what you think - Grant.

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