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Helping Make Sense of Sustainability

A study by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative found that green buildings provide substantial financial benefits that conventional facilities do not. It was found that green buildings can positively impact 20-year lifecycle costs between $49.90 and $66.30 per square foot of building space. These financial benefits - whether they're realized cost savings or increases in productivity - are what is spurring the proliferation of green buildings.

Even if a green building is not LEED-certified, LEED still provides a framework for sustainable design. That's because LEED takes a careful look at almost every aspect of building design and promotes integrated design from a project's beginning. This holistic yet user-friendly approach is why LEED is becoming increasingly popular among facility executives in particular.

Building Operating Management
September, 2004

Creating Competitive Advantage

If you are not considering sustainable buildings as part of your long-term business plans, you will undoubtedly be unable to compete with those who do.

Whether your building is new or old, owned or leased, the Alliance can provide you with the knowledge and insight to help move your organization toward a more sustainable business approach and develop the competitive advantage you need to succeed...today, tomorrow and well into the future. Using LEED as a "framework for sustainable design," the Alliance helped each of its members identify how its products and services contribute to the development of green buildings.