John Knott and Andrew Nelson Show RPI in Action

Greetings from the Miami International Airport Island Grill, which — given my options — is currently rocketing up my three item list of decent airport food!

I had the opportunity to attend a great talk by John Knott, of the Noisette Company,  here at the ULI Fall Meeting. Hearing him reminded me that there are a couple of great reports currently in circulation that Green Journey readers should be reading, if you haven’t already obtained them through your other channels.  They are must reads for all of us who want to use responsible property investing — incorporating applied approaches to social responsibility within our professional real estate activities.

Item 1: The Noisette Company Sustainability Report

John Knott and his company’s work with the Navy Yards Project is a great living case study in revitalization with social justice at its core.  Another cool point to keep in mind as you read is that the Noisette Company is a 100 year old family development business. Knott made it clear that the sustainable and socially conscious principles that they apply are not anything new-fangled or exotic, as many investors fear about sustainable real estate. The approaches are actually as old school as they come.

Item 2: RREEF Research Report: Globalization and Global Trends in Green Real Estate Investment

All of my USGBC-NCC colleagues out there remember the great talk RREEF’s Andrew Nelson gave about global greening trends at our chapter meeting earlier this month. Well, that upcoming report he alluded to is now finally out and official.  Download / read / apply / pass it along.