NJ Commercial Developers Encouraged to Go Green
Posted on December 7, 2007
Filed Under Architecture and Design, Green Design
Lance Miller, director of policy and planning for the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, outlined the board’s plan to reduce energy consumption in the state by 20 percent by 2020. This will theoretically be achieved by legislating better building and appliance standards, relying less on coal-based power imported from nearby states, and using more renewable energy sources, such as wind power.
John Crandall, senior vice president of development with the Mack-Cali Realty Corp., offered another assessment. He presented sobering statistics on just how un-green New Jersey’s commercial real estate landscape really is.