NREI_THE GREEN SHEET_ Penton Media June 11, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/nrei/v/705 GREEN SHEET EXCLUSIVE --Starting From Scratch, Developer Plans America's First Eco City in Florida By Sibley Fleming Long before Anthony Pugliese bought 27,000 acres located in Osceola County in Central Florida, he considered himself an artist and designer of sorts. Growing up in New Jersey, his childhood role models included Thomas Edison and Leonardo DaVinci, men who invented and created their bold new ideas. In his early career, Pugliese invented the Natural Look Pool, still available today through a New Jersey-based family business, Pugliese Pools. It was during the harsh northern winter when the pool business slumped that the entrepreneur turned to buying and rehabbing distressed industrial properties to keep the pool employees busy. To view the full article go to: http://nreionline.com/brokernews/greenbuildingnews/news/america_first_eco_city_florida_0611/ ONLINE EXCLUSIVE --What Tenants Should Know About Green Leases By Claire Woolley, vice president, Howard Ecker + Co. Green leasing seems headed toward becoming part of the mainstream real estate discussion. However, there is still widespread uncertainty about what green leasing actually is. As such, both landlords and tenants are unsure of the advantages -- and disadvantages -- that a green lease can afford them. This is a missed opportunity, because a green lease is an excellent vehicle for both tenants and landlords to work together to achieve and retain a green-operated building, and critically in these tight times, benefit from reduced operating costs. Moreover, for landlords, studies show that going green can substantially increase an asset's value, and lead to higher rents and occupancy rates. To view the full article go to: http://nreionline.com/brokernews/greenbuildingnews/news/tenants_should_know_green_leases_0611/ ROUNDUPS --Green Tidbits Staff report Law firm O'Melveny & Myers has been awarded LEED gold certification for commercial interiors in an existing building for its San Francisco office.... Hines has been awarded LEED certification for 101 California, a 48-story office building that the company owns, leases and manages.... Watt Cos. has been awarded LEED gold certification for operations and maintenance of its twin 23-story office tower complex in Century City, Calif.... Property manager CB Richard Ellis and owner FC Tower Property Partners have received LEED gold certification for existing buildings for the 49-story First City Tower office building in Houston. 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