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Video

David Russell, co-head of responsible investing at Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) on responsible property investing. FT.com, February 5, 2010.

Professor Norm Miller, University of San Diego on Sustainable Real Estate.

Magazine and Trade Publications

Building a Greener Portfolio: Pension schemes can drive change by how they manage the environmental impact of their property portfolios suggests Paul McNamara, PRUPIM, Pensions World, January 2011.

Eco-friendly real estate: FInancing the cities of the future. Rachel Wolcott, Euromoney, December 2010.

REITs Go Greener, From retrofits to energy-generating endeavors and more, some existing REITs aren’t waiting for an economic rebound to step up sustainability initiatives. Jerilyn Klein Bier, Financial Advisor, FA Green, April 2010.

The Cost of Clean (cover story). Matt Miller, The Deal Magazine, April 2, 2010.

Are 'Walkable' Properties More Valuable? Andrew Burr, CoStar - Green Lede, September 2009.

A Sleeping Gaint. Raymond Fazzi, Financial Advisor, FA Green, December 2009.

Nine Global Winners Chosen for 2008 Urban Land Institute Financial Times Sustainable Cities Awards, Urban Land Institute - Press Release, June 16, 2008.

Doing Good—and Doing Well (PDF) Melissa Floca and Gary Pivo, Urban Land Institute - Land Writes, June 2007.

Promising Economics (PDF) Gary Pivo, Urban Land Institute - GreenTech, October 2005.

Newspaper Articles, Editorials, Blogs, and the Web

Defining Socially Responsible Property Investment, Natalia Jones, August 12, 2010.

Time to address gulf between green risk and value, William Hull, July 31, 2010.

Seeing the Investor Value in Being Green, Alison Gregor, New York Times, March 2, 2010.

A new breed of ‘socially responsible’ real estate investors could help solve our crime problem. Christina Hughes Babb, Advocatemag.com, March 1, 2010. 

Making fact-based decisions on sustainability. Woodlawn Ventures, February 27, 2010.

Responsible property investment. The Hindu, August 27, 2009.

Sustainable and responsible investment in real estate: a fiduciary duty? Hoong Wey Woon, responsible-investor.com, September 15, 2009.

He (Kirk Sykes, president of the Boston-based Urban Strategy America Fund) seeks to build community and turn a profit. Jenifer B. McKim, The Boston Globe, June 7, 2009.

Seeing past the recession to plan for million of newcomes. Charles Edwards, Public Broadcasting Atlanta, May 18, 2009.

UN urges property investors to embrace environmentally friendly developments. PropertyWire.com, June 20, 2008.

Property must cut carbon footprint faster-UN. Rueters India, June 18, 2008.

The business case for green buildings 2008. Jerry Yudelson, Building.co.uk, January 9, 2008.

A Starring Role for ‘Green’ Construction. Vivian Marino, The New York Times, April 29, 2007.

The Growth of Green Building Funds. Bill Baue, SocialFunds.com, November 30, 2006.

Original Responsible Property Investing Publications

Into the ethics of things. Mansley, M, Estates Gazette 47: 170–171. 2000.

The ethical management of indirect control – an internal perspective of SRI. Paul McNamara, Estates Gazette 47:170–171, 2000.