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November 2009

High Performance Portfolio Framework This comprehensive overview discusses making energy management a winning business strategy, with guidance for each aspect of the real estate cycle. A helpful resource to help you understand the steps necessary to achieve a more energy efficient, environmentally sensitive and financially rewarding portfolio. 2009 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard Who ranked number one and who were the most improved? The annual scorecard examines six energy efficiency policy areas: utility-sector and public benefits programs; transportation policies; building energy costs; combined heat and power; state government initiatives; and appliance efficiency standards. Registration required for free download of PDF.

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Data Center Generates Renewable Energy Lend Lease and the Digital Energy Foundation partnered to bring multiple innovative green power data centers to a Colorado sustainable, mixed-use community. The Center for Efficient Renewable Information Technology will be the first to generate renewable energy from wind, solar and bio-fuels and to use it as the buildings' primary energy sources. FREJ Launches Green Report Want to know more about sustainable happenings in Florida? The Florida Real Estate Journal has added a new green report that contains transactions, guest editorial and other industry information. Lighting Retrofit Saves Frito-Lay Millions Servidyne, a provider of commercial energy audits, assessments and benchmarking, boosted Frito-Lay's bottom line by performing lighting upgrades at their manufacturing plants. The two firms are also moving forward on a pilot Energy Management System to be deployed at all of the company's distribution centers. Find out more in this brief case study.

Green Case Studies Now Available Need some examples of sustainable projects? Find 34 case studies of office, industrial and mixed-use green buildings providing information on elements of design, energy efficiency and payback period from past winners and finalists of NAIOP's Sustainable Development Award. NAIOP Energy Policy Find out more about NAIOP's energy policy statement. Released in 2008, the policy follows NAIOP's Policy on Sustainable Development, which was announced in September 2007.

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