Former Writers at Consilience: The Blog

Tim Allen At the College of Charleston, Dr. Tim Allen has been named the Professor of Real Estate and is currently responsible for the direction of the Carter Real Estate Center. Dr. Allen has one book in publication from Dearborn Financial Publishing, titled Real Estate Principles. He brings an insight into the real estate world to the blog, as well as FIGP certification from the Green Professionals Institute. In addition, Allen has a place on the editorial or academic review boards of several publications, including the following: Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education Real Estate Economics The Appraisal Journal Journal of Applied Business Research Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics American Real Estate Society Annual Manuscript Prize Competition Journal of Real Estate Research

Grant Austin Grant Austin has long been involved with the sustainable development movement and is the acting president of the Green Professionals Institute, one of the leading organizations in this field of study. He has had many roles within this discipline, including being a professional knowledge witness, author, market researcher, real estate appraiser, terrain economist, lecturer, consultant for trials, and as an expert in green technology for the environment. Austin has attained many designations for his work in sustainable development, including the following: Appraisal Institute (MAI Member) North American Association for Environmental Education (Member) Market Research Society (MMRS Member) Environmental Law Institute (Associate Member) Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS Member) RICS EU Advisory Group for Sustainable Propert Investment and Management (Member) AIA Committee on the Environment (Individual Allied Member) American Association for the Advancement of Science (Professional Member) Honorary Land Economics Society (Member) American Institue of Architects (Individual Allied Member) Lambda Alpha International

Gary Cole Gary Cole is a lawyer with license to practice in both Illinois and Florida. Also, Cole is licensed as an architect in the state of Illinois and has over two decades of history in construction, design, and development of real estate. His dual areas of knowledge allow him to make significant contributions to conversations regarding both of these disciplines. Previous services he has been able to offer include property disposition and acquisition, public finance, tax credits, programs for abatement, incentives for economic development, permanent and mezzanine financing, formation of legal entities, agreements for joint ventures, regulatory compliance for historic rehabilitation and their tax incentives, development of green energy facilities, economic construction, law for federal or state accessibility, construction projects, litigation concerns for design and construction, leasing, and concerns about land use.

Stephen Del Percio As a lawyer specializing in construction needs at Arent Fox in New York, Del Percio has specialized his services to the construction, design, and real estate disciplines as a consultant and attorney to help stakeholders in the industry understand the legal implications and restrictions of using green technology in building for advanced sustainable development. Del Percio is also the publisher behing the economic publication, Green Real Estate Law Journal.

Barry Katz Barry Katz comes to the blog from the perspective of a home builder with more than two decades of experience on the market. His projects now are exclusively in the realm of sustainable development and green construction and design. Based in Connecticut, his works have been highly regarded, earning him the prize of the Best Green House in 2007 as awarded by the Home Builders Association of Connecticut. He is also involved in the Green Professionals Institute, as a member with the designation of MIGP. In addition to his construction projects, Katz has also taken an active role in education, with speaking commitments in various locations, including the Reinvention 2006 conference in San Diego.

Geoffrey White Geoffrey White has become one of the well known names for consulting and representation in the industry of sustainable development. He is an attorney with his own practice that specializes in working with property owners, managers, developers, investors, lenders, and those in all aspects of real estate transactions. The primary work of White’s firm is in lending, with over $1 billion dollars being awarded in the form of loans across forty different states. White has been active in the community as well, with a place on the Board of Directors for the Young Professionals Association in the city of Louisville.