GlobeSt.com: In your podcast, you mention there'sbeen a major shift among developers and tenants toward greenbuilding. How big a shift do you think this is?

Brandt: Almost all the country's largestindustrial developers have begun integrating green buildingelements into their new developments, but this is a fairly newshift. In 2002, there were only four new industrial buildings inthe US that registered for LEED certification. In 2007, this numberhad grown to 111. I'd expect this number to be even higher in2008.

GlobeSt.com: What is the evidence for yourstatement that tenants would prefer to be in a green building?

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