Environment / Land Use

Endangered Species Act Reform

Panda

The Endangered Species Act dates to 1973, and its legislative intention was, and still is, to provide a program that will protect plant and animal imperiled species from becoming extinct. It is NAIOP’s intention to find a balance between this mandate and economic development.

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Energy Efficiency

Energy Efficiency

Energy Efficiency is one of the most controllable operating costs for commercial buildings. It makes both economic and social sense to employ strategies to reduce a building’s total energy usage. However, arbitrary mandates oftentimes are based on assumptions that have little to do with realistic capabilities and business realities. Learn about our energy policy and provides a understanding of the built environment’s role in increasing energy efficiency.

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Stormwater Management

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has initiated a national rulemaking to establish a program to reduce stormwater discharges for new development and redevelopment sites and to make other regulatory improvements to strengthen its existing stormwater program. These regulations will impose additional stormwater controls for existing buildings, aimed at creating pre-construction hydrology flows after a site is developed. Learn about Stormwater Management and its impact on the commercial real estate industry.

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Transportation

Transportation

Federal transportation funding to repair, expand and enhance our nation’s infrastructure has traditionally been authorized by Congress through a Transportation Reauthorization Bill. Originally created in 1992, the Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) was the first bill multi-year funding system that provided for our future transportation needs. Since then, several transportation reauthorization bills have been passed including the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) and the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). Most recently H.R. 4348, or MAP-21, was signed into law providing dedicated funding for the next two years.

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Wetlands

Wetlands are an important part of the environment and ecosystem, and their declining acreage is a legitimate national concern. Learn about the issue of wetlands and its impact on the commercial real estate industry.

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