DENVER-The recent decision of ProLogis to seek LEEDcertification from the US Green Building Council for all its newdevelopments in this country moves the industrial property sector amajor step forward toward going green. As the nation's and world'slargest developer and owner of distribution buildings, the companywill ultimately force its competitors to consider a similarmove.
But as significant as the decision is, ProLogis is neither thefirst industrial real estate company to introduce sustainablepractices into its development program nor the first to commititself whole-heartedly to environmentally conscious development.Several rival firms had made comparable shifts as much as a yearbefore the Denver-based REIT made its mid January announcement.
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