{"id":1004725602,"date":"2024-08-16T11:52:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T19:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004725602"},"modified":"2025-03-13T12:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T20:19:08","slug":"sustainability-street-cre-finances-new-paradigm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/sustainability-street-cre-finances-new-paradigm\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Street: CRE Finance&#8217;s New Paradigm"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" style=\"width:100%;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/ro\/podcast\/sustainability-street-cre-finances-new-paradigm\/id1552202952?i=1000665654805\" ><\/iframe>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-attachment-id=\"1004725608\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/sustainability-street-cre-finances-new-paradigm\/sustainability-street-080924-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Sustainability-Street-080924-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,675\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sustainability Street 080924\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Sustainability-Street-080924-1.jpg?w=900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Sustainability-Street-080924-1.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Podcast signature logo featuring guest Sariah Burki and host Therese Fitzgerald.\" class=\"wp-image-1004725608\" style=\"width:400px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Sustainability-Street-080924-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Sustainability-Street-080924-1.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Sustainability-Street-080924-1.jpg?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Welcome back to Sustainability Street, our podcast on the intersection of commercial real estate and the world we live in. 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