Once again the road got the best of me...perhaps it's train time...
I joined the class in the middle of a discussion about building design concepts. Per the whole building design concept, proper design can:
- improve productivity - difference in open vs closed working areas, ease of access to natural light etc...
- improve health;
- promote greater flexibility of use - thus reducing impact of tenant improvement costs upon tenant replacement, and
- save costs.
* Regional malls vs the return of urban spread retail structures, lifestyle centers and community town centers.
Regional malls are increasingly giving way for smaller community town centers, lifestyle centers and small urban retail structures. The current market condition, the growing challenges of finding and/or retaining anchors as well as in-line retailers in regional malls potentially indicates the heydays of the 'big boxes' may be over.
I think regional malls are still major players mainly because youngsters prefer them. The future for such structures may not be as appealing as the past but the current demographic 'fans' trendy nature of consumers
*LEED Certification:
Typical reasons for large businesses green initiatives:
- marketing tool; and
- potential for cost savings.
* Growth in production of green products - like solar panel productions in China.
- The growth, particularly in china, is linked to the growing environmental problems in China such as smog, pollution, contamination and increasing frequency of adverse weather conditions.
* Role of government in guiding the behavioral change required for the success of green initiatives:
- potential impact of mandatory requirements for green initiatives, especially those with lesser cost impact and objectively verifiable benefits e.g low-e glasses:
I joined the class in the middle of a discussion about building design concepts. Per the whole building design concept, proper design can:
- improve productivity - difference in open vs closed working areas, ease of access to natural light etc...
- improve health;
- promote greater flexibility of use - thus reducing impact of tenant improvement costs upon tenant replacement, and
- save costs.
* Regional malls vs the return of urban spread retail structures, lifestyle centers and community town centers.
Regional malls are increasingly giving way for smaller community town centers, lifestyle centers and small urban retail structures. The current market condition, the growing challenges of finding and/or retaining anchors as well as in-line retailers in regional malls potentially indicates the heydays of the 'big boxes' may be over.
I think regional malls are still major players mainly because youngsters prefer them. The future for such structures may not be as appealing as the past but the current demographic 'fans' trendy nature of consumers
*LEED Certification:
Typical reasons for large businesses green initiatives:
- marketing tool; and
- potential for cost savings.
* Growth in production of green products - like solar panel productions in China.
- The growth, particularly in china, is linked to the growing environmental problems in China such as smog, pollution, contamination and increasing frequency of adverse weather conditions.
* Role of government in guiding the behavioral change required for the success of green initiatives:
- potential impact of mandatory requirements for green initiatives, especially those with lesser cost impact and objectively verifiable benefits e.g low-e glasses:
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