SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco is among the 10 U.S. cities with thehighest percentage of green commercial space, according to the2014 Green Building Adoption Index, a jointproject of CBRE Group, Inc. and MaastrichtUniversity.
San Francisco ranked at number 2 on the list with67.2% of commercial real estate certified asgreen. The study also finds that across theU.S., green commercial real estate has increasedsignificantly since 2005.
“The fact that San Francisco places so high in our inauguralstudy of green building adoption is no surprise,” said DavePogue, CBRE's San Jose-based global director of corporateresponsibility and sustainability expert. “The combination of highprofile multi- investors, interested corporate occupiers, highregulatory standards and an engaged population made this outcomeinevitable. The 'green revolution' is over…and green has won.”
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David Phillips
David Phillips is a Chicago-based freelance writer and consultant with more than 20 years experience in business and community news. He also has extensive reporting experience in the food manufacturing industry for national trade publications.
