Everyone is going Green, or are they? These days, mosteveryone wants to have a positive effect on the environment. With wide spread recycling, the availability of alternative fuels,hybrid cars, and reclaimed and sustainable building products,people are joining the Green movement everywhere. In fact, ithas almost become politically incorrect for a person or company tosuggest that being Green doesn't matter.

But, how about corporate America? When considering office,industrial and technology real estate alternatives, exactly howinterested are corporate executives in going Green? Do theyplace a higher value on Green buildings and spaces? Arecommercial landlords building a lot of Green buildings?

In the current economic environment, are public and privatecompanies willing to pay extra, if necessary, to go Green? Experts tell me that with so many Green products now available,going Green no longer costs any more than traditional non-Greenalternatives.

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