It’s always interesting to learn how the leaders in any Top 10 list emerged as the front-runners, especially in the sustainability arena where green rankings abound. The compilers of the Green Building Opportunity Index have decided to augment their detailed report, issued last summer, with profiles of some of the 10 top-ranked markets. The San Francisco profile, for example, lays out the factors that brought the city to the lead position. Those elements include office market conditions in the city, investment potential, market adoption of LEED and Energy Star and certification under those standards, green building and retrofit policy for commercial property and performance when it comes to state energy initiatives. The profile also looks at green culture in San Francisco – the state of its green economy, innovation, planning and land use, transit ridership and its walkability. [Read this article]

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