PHILADELPHIA-Welcome to the Philly 411, our monthly columnon real estate happenings in the Metro area supplied with intelfrom David Jacobs, a director at Llenrock Group, alocal commercial real estate investment-banking firm. You can alsofollow their bloghere. Opinions are the author's own.

Many commercial real estate landlords hear the word “green” andthink green, as in a potential way to save money. There isno doubting that there are myriad benefits to the potentialharnessing of alternative energy for commercial landlords.

Whether it is the installation of solar panels on commercialrooftops, the monetization of backup generators or the loweredenergy costs through the installation of more efficientequipment--like LED lighting or capacitors used to harness morepower from the electricity that is naturally fed to yourbuilding--there are definitive ways to increase your property levelNOI through the reduction of expenses and the increase innon-traditional tenant income.