Greenest Companies 2013

Questions

Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News are pleased to invite you to participate in our '2013' survey of the Greenest Real Estate Companies. The data you provide will be used to determine how companies are demonstrating a continued commitment to green building and sustainable-energy practices. The resulting ranking will be published in our April 2013 issues.

The deadline for this survey is 8:00 p.m. EST on Friday, December 21, 2012. The link for submissions will become inactive at that time, so please contact us at least two business days prior to the deadline if an extension is required.

If you have any questions or need more information, do not hesitate to contact associate editor Michael Ratliff at 212-977-0041 x3407 or mratliff@cpexecutive.com. We appreciate your participation and look forward to receiving your submission.

1.Company Name (Required.)
2.Contact Person Info:
(For contract purposes only, will not be printed.)
3.In which of the following branches of the industry does your company do business? Check all that apply.
4.What property type comprises the majority of your firm's business?
5.Does your company have a chief sustainability officer?
6.How many of your company's properties were (or will be) LEED or equivalent certified at the close of the following calendar years? If your company does not own properties, please type n/a.
7.Of those LEED Certified properties currently owned, how many are certified as the following?
8.What percentage of your company's current ownership portfolio is LEED (or equivalent) certified? If you do not own properties, please enter n/a.
9.What number of your staff are LEED (or equivalent) accredited?
10.How many projects did your company work on in a LEED/sustainability advisory role in 2012?

If none, please enter n/a.
11.What areas have you focused the greatest attention in regards to sustainability? (Select all the apply.)
12.On average, how much have you reduced your portfolio energy costs due to sustainability practices over the past five years? Please enter a percentage.
13.Have you found that LEED certification increased a property's value at the time of sale?
14.Do LEED certifications matter to your residents / lessees?
15.Do you plan to pursue more LEED activities in the future?
16.How many green building projects (certifications) do you currently have in the pipeline?
17.As compared to 2012, what percentage increase or decrease in green-building investment or activity do you anticipate for your company in 2013?
18.If you company has any sustainability initiatives that were not covered by our questionnaire, please feel free to share them here.