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By Paul Rosta<\/p>\n

\"Paul<\/a>

Paul Rosta, Executive Editor<\/p><\/div>\n

Now here\u2019s a phrase you don\u2019t see every day in this business: \u201chydroponic phytoremediation.\u201d It sounds like a topic that might pop up in a magic potions class at Hogwarts, but the term actually refers to the use of plants to remove toxic chemicals from the air inside a building.<\/p>\n

The tongue-twister appeared in an email that arrived this past winter from Hickock Cole Architects, a Washington, D.C.-based design firm. Hydroponic phytoremediation is just one of several innovative techniques being considered for the makeover of the American Geophysical Union\u2019s headquarters, a project Hickock Cole is designing in its hometown. In a first for the capital region, the 62,000-square-foot building is slated for renovation to net-zero standards.<\/p>\n

This issue<\/a> offers many such examples of green-tinted creativity. Nancy Crotti reports in \u201cPlatinum Quest<\/a>\u201d that Delta Americas\u2019 new headquarters in Fremont, Calif., is equipped with a geothermal system capable of cutting HVAC power consumption 60 percent, and with tanks that can store 140,000 gallons of rainwater for irrigation.<\/p>\n

In \u201cGreen Blueprint<\/a>,\u201d a roundtable conducted by Amanda Marsh, sustainability leaders offers glimpses of things to come. Accompanying the article is a rendering of T3 Minneapolis<\/a>, the first in a series of tall buildings Hines plans to build out of sustainable engineered timber.<\/p>\n

Our experts also cite plenty of challenges: inconsistent reporting standards, mandatory benchmarking and demonstrating that sustainable investment generates value. As an inexpert yet interested observer, I\u2019ll mention a few more that I\u2019d like to see the industry address with stepped-up efforts.<\/p>\n

California\u2019s struggles with drought underscore the urgency of water issues, not only in the arid West but from coast to coast. Better incorporating supply availability into regional planning, upgrading delivery systems and protecting sources should rank high on the industry\u2019s list. Let\u2019s also see more initiatives like the recent 18-month pilot program led by CBRE Group Inc.<\/a>, which saved its participants 1 billion gallons.<\/p>\n

On a related note, let me put in a good word for infrastructure advocacy in general. Besides adding to pollution and waste, the subpar state of the nation\u2019s roads, bridges and water systems takes a huge toll on the economy, including its real estate sector.<\/p>\n

Finally, it\u2019s easy to forget now that the Great Recession tended to push sustainable investment onto the back burner. Whenever today\u2019s market inevitably cools off, the task of building on the industry\u2019s green gains could pose a challenge as great as any.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What should be the sustainability movement’s top priorities?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":445,"featured_media":1004134895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1521,21788,23891,21786],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004141697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital","category-editors-notes","category-national","category-sustainability"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSustaining Measures - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/sustaining-measures\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sustaining Measures\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What should be the sustainability movement's top priorities?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/sustaining-measures\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Commercial Property Executive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPExecutive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-04-12T18:58:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-04-29T09:08:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/01\/paul-e1460486842891.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"589\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Paul Rosta\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.commercialsearch.com\\\/news\\\/sustaining-measures\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.commercialsearch.com\\\/news\\\/sustaining-measures\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Paul Rosta\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.commercialsearch.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ed97e8245f278ce01a7b951f706152af\"},\"headline\":\"Sustaining Measures\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-04-12T18:58:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-04-29T09:08:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.commercialsearch.com\\\/news\\\/sustaining-measures\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":427,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.commercialsearch.com\\\/news\\\/sustaining-measures\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.commercialsearch.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/46\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/paul-e1460486842891.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Digital Edition\",\"Editor's Note\",\"National\",\"Sustainability\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.commercialsearch.com\\\/news\\\/sustaining-measures\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.commercialsearch.com\\\/news\\\/sustaining-measures\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.commercialsearch.com\\\/news\\\/sustaining-measures\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sustaining Measures - 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