Brian Corde, Managing Partner, Atlas Insight (Q4 2020)
Area Development interviewed Brian Corde, Managing Partner, Atlas Insight LLC, at our Houston Consultants Forum. Our discussion covered how companies are devising and meeting their corporate social responsibility commitments.More
Brian Corde, Managing Partner, Atlas Insight (Q3 2020)
Brian Corde, Managing Partner, Atlas Insight LLC, spoke with Area Development about the confluence of corporate social responsibility and site selection strategy at our 2019 Houston Consultants Forum.More
Industrial real estate firms are joining environmental investors to redevelop former coal plant sites in an effort to breathe new life into the communities where they are located.More
Steve Doak, Senior Estimator, Hoar Construction (Q4 2019)
Although sitework is expensive, most of the expense can be planned and accounted for if your contractor is on board early in the construction process.More
Today’s businesses aren't pursuing LEED certifications to the extent that they did in the past because sustainable development is now a given — it’s demanded by the market.More
Jennifer Taranto, Director of Sustainability, Structure Tone and Robert Leon, Senior Vice President, Structure Tone (Q1 2019)
Although sustainability in the built environment is still important, fewer projects are seeking certifications, while wellness features/amenities are becoming more mainstream.More
Karen Thuermer, Staff Editor, Area Development (2018 Auto/Aero Site Guide)
Industrial companies, including automotive firms, are among those reinventing how businesses find, use, and dispose of the resources and materials that make up global trade.More
Jim Nannini, Vice President, Building Wide Systems Integration, Johnson Controls (Q3 2018)
Businesses that utilize technology to ensure their corporate headquarters are ready for the future will realize productivity, economic, and other gains.More
Dominick Brook, Senior Manager, Tax, Indirect Tax, Ernst & Young LLP and Akshay Honnatti, Senior Manager, Sustainability Tax, Ernst & Young LLP (Q2 2018)
Incentives can help companies improve the ROI of environmental sustainability initiatives.More
Jennifer Taranto, Director of Sustainability, Structure Tone and Robert Leon, Senior Vice President, Structure Tone (Q4 2017)
A recent survey of the real estate and construction industry reveals that sustainability in the built environment continues to grow year after year, despite real or perceived added costs.More
Although U.S. companies are facing less political pressure to continue their sustainability efforts, they will continue to do so in response to workforce and customer demands.More
Cindy Madrick, Vice President, Business Development, Cornerstone Environmental, Health and Safety, Inc. (Q3 2017)
Despite the administration’s focus on removing environmental protections, businesses’ sustainability efforts generally have a positive effect on their image as well as bottom line.More
Brandon Tinianov, Vice President of Business Development, View, Inc. (Q3 2017)
Natural light in the workplace enhances “human energy,” which generates immense shared value for property owners. Given the stresses of modern manufacturing, this may be more critical than ever in the industrial workplace.More
Mark Bauer, Managing Director and Co-Lead Data Center Solutions , JLL (Data Centers 2017)
When searching for a location for their next data center, companies need to take a holistic view of the process, prioritizing and balancing all the factors involved in site selection.More
Tom Ewing, Staff Editor, Area Development (Directory 2017)
September 30th marked an important clean air deadline. That’s when governors had to send EPA a list of in-state regions judged to comply, or not, with the revised ozone (O3) standard, changed one year earlier, October 1, 2015. More
Cindy Madrick, Vice President, Business Development, Cornerstone Environmental, Health and Safety, Inc. (Q4 2016)
Once a business has narrowed down its location choices, it must implement an environmental and safety strategy to address all stages of planning and compliance.More
Jim Lewis, Electrical Controls Department Manager and Principal , SSOE (Q4 2016)
Whether a utility project is driven by production capacity, energy efficiency, regulatory requirements, or environmental sustainability, its ultimate objective is to add value to the business.More
Michael McCormick, President & CEO, McCormick Construction (Q3 2016)
Although there are some challenges to adaptive reuse and infill projects, they can help to develop creative office space in historic, vibrant metro areas, while boosting ROI and environmental sustainability, and catering to the local community and talent pool.More
Tom Ewing, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q3 2016)
With the formation of the Compact of Mayors, cities worldwide are preparing GHG inventories for buildings and transport and hope to link this data to development priorities.More
David Bronovicki, Senior Manager, Product Marketing, Construction Specialties (Q3 2016)
An upgrade in interior wall protection is more than just a facelift; it can reinforce branding as well as reduce long-term maintenance and repair costs.More
Mark Johnson, Director, Advanced Manufacturing Office (Q2 2016)
By obtaining technology and scientific grants, government performance contracts, and economic development support, innovative companies can quickly flourish.More
Larry Gigerich, Executive Managing Director , Ginovus (Q1 2016)
Reliance on a community’s telecom and energy infrastructure has heightened the importance of these factors in the location decision-making process for both the providers and users of cloud computing services and the IoT.More
Powerful data and analytics platforms offer powerful opportunities to mine business intelligence from corporate real estate (CRE) data. Yet, to make it all work, you've got to have the tech talent to build, populate and optimize those platforms. With the lure of smarter CRE portfolio management, better energy efficiency, and more productive employees, CRE leaders are actively recruiting data scientists who can fire up data-informed decision-making.More
Megan Birney, Director of Strategic Affairs, Wiser Capital LLC (Q4 2015)
Although companies can reap huge savings from installing solar energy, they may need to employ some creative strategies in order to secure project financing and must also consider the real estate available for such an installation.More
Brian Fiegen, Systems and Applications Leader, Trane (Q4 2015)
Given the complexity of HVAC systems, their impact on performance, and the investment required, leveraging the expertise of HVAC manufacturer applications can be a critical enhancement.More
Charlie Spies, CEO, CEI Capital Management (Q4 2015)
The New Markets Tax Credit program has helped companies to establish and expand their businesses, while bolstering the distressed economies of their chosen locations.More
Jerry Hoffman, President & CEO, Hoffman Strategy Group and Jeff Green, President & CEO, Jeff Green Partners (Q4 2015)
A new, alternative workspace is emerging where freelancers, entrepreneurs, contract workers, and small businesses collaborate and create a business community — a space where professionals reserve a desk, room, or “hot seat” at a table without the fixed financial strings attached. More
John Vaught, Senior Vice President, Transwestern (2015 Food Processing)
By continuously re-evaluating their supply chain, food and beverage processors can make sure their products are safely delivered to consumers in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.More
Intelligent services and the data they provide can help building owners reduce their environmental impact, improve building performance, optimize energy spend, and improve the bottom line.More
Geraldine Gambale, Editor, Area Development Magazine (Q2 2015)
Corporate site selectors, economic developers, real estate professionals, and regulators need to understand the relationship between environmental sustainability and industrial location decisions.More
Richard K. Greene, Senior Associate, Investment Consulting Associates (Q2 2015)
For companies in the renewables industry, preparing for expansion to capture growth needs to be done with care in order to capture the best deals and position the company in the marketplace.More
To promote job recruitment and job retention, and to enhance productivity, it is strategically prudent for employers, planners, developers, and architects to understand the work environment the Millennials demographic favors.More