It’s amazing what a decade can do to a concept. Ten years ago,to many an owner, developer and especially the tenant, LEED waswhat you called the building’s anchor lease, green meant the cashthey were paying and sustainability was what that cash was doing toyour bottom line.

Just five years ago, these terms invoked the same fear as agroup of office workers trying to decide who would be the first totry walking across hot coals. Being “green” was respected, but onlybecause it was the courageous company that risked a 5% to 10%increase in costs to implement these energy-efficient buildingdesigns.

Today, sustainability is a common phrase – dropping it indicatesyour company keeps up with current trends and is a trusted stewardof Mother Earth – both valuable to display as a tenant to clientsand for owners to use as a bargaining chip for a future sale.