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Construction Starts on Lima Ridge in Denver
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| Rendering courtesy of Ware Malcomb |
Construction is under way on Lima Ridge Professional Center
at 6924 S. Lima St. at the northeast corner of Lima Street
and Easter Avenue in Denver.
Developed by Glenborough LLC, the commercial development
was designed by Denver's Ware Malcomb. Murray and Stafford
Inc., also of Denver, is the general contractor.
The project includes 12 single-story office and retail buildings,
ranging from 10,600 sq ft to 16,000 sq f. The buildings total
approximately 160,000 sq ft on 18.5 acres. Construction is
expected to finish by December.
MHC Study: Corporate America Is Going Green
McGraw-Hill Construction released its "Greening of Corporate
America" SmartMarket report this week, detailing corporate
America's opinions on sustainability and green building.
The study, sixth in a series, reveals that not only are most
U.S. corporate leaders interested in sustainability, but the
majority are also examining proactive ways to make sustainability
a consistent part of their companies' missions.
Eighteen percent of leaders surveyed are in the upper, or
market transformational, stages, with 15% viewing sustainability
as a competitive advantage and 3% actually driving their entire
businesses through this value-driven lens. Over the next three
years, more companies see themselves as entering this top
tier, with nearly a third of the sample aiming to be market
leaders in sustainability.
"The numbers are encouraging and the predictions are
even more exciting," said Harvey Bernstein, MHC's vice
president of industry analytics, alliances and strategic initiatives.
"Almost 60% of the top decision-makers in America's most
important corporations are seeing the value in sustainability
concepts now, with that number expected to increase dramatically
to 88% in just three years."
Today's corporate leaders are already conscious of using
green practices when considering new facilities and expect
green building to have an increasing impact in the future,
said Brad Haeberle, director of marketing for Siemens Building
Technologies Inc.
"They believe that green building is in their company's
best interests, not only for the clear economic benefits,
but for the market differentiation and competitive advantage,"
Haeberle said.
The study also found that:
o Government and internal management are strong drivers of
green activities.
o Risk concerns are no longer the primary reason for a company
to move toward sustainable practices.
o 60% of CFOs see the market differentiation that sustainability
activities and green building can provide their companies,
with over half of other respondents seeing this same benefit.
o 63% of CEOs recognize the financial benefits of green building,
and 67% of them see a specific operating cost benefit from
green.
o 57% of respondents think green fosters innovation within
their companies.
The report's research results were drawn from a study conducted
for Siemens by MHC's research and analytics group under a
proprietary agreement. It is a quantitative study into the
opinions of 190 of corporate America's top firms, with no
firm having revenues less than $250 million. The majority
of respondents were at the CFO or CEO level, 84%; or senior
vice presidents in environmental or investor-relations positions.
The report also includes articles from George Dallas, managing
director and global practice leader for corporate governance
at Standard & Poor's, also a division of The McGraw-Hill
Cos.; from SustainAbility Ltd., a consultancy focused on sustainable
development and corporate responsibility trends; and interviews
with executives from DuPont and Citigroup.
For more information on the report, go to www.analyticsstore.construction.com,
e-mail construction_intelligence@mcgraw-hill.com or call 800-591-4462.
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