ZAGREB, CROATIA-Colliers International Southeast Europe, basedhere, has announced that it has hired a regional sustainabilityadvisor, and hopes to integrate green building practices into itsdaily operations over three million sm (30 million sf) from 10European offices in six countries, as well as into consultingservices with clients. The office here has also adopted itsRegional Initiative for Sustainability and the Environment.

Erin Inglish, the new green advisor, tells GlobeSt.com thatSoutheast Europe, with countries that include Greece, Montenegroand Albania, owners and developers here are at the tipping point ofgreen awareness. "Their immediate reaction is that it's nottangible or applicable, but I think it's because they associatesustainability with expensive, high-tech designs that include solarpanels or green roofs, when in fact it's more about thefundamentals of social and economic efficiency," Inglish says.