Friday is Earth Day: Do You Know How To Find the Green Buildings in Your Market?

For more than 40 years, Earth Day -- April 22 -- has inspired and mobilized individuals and organizations worldwide to demonstrate their commitment to environmental protection and sustainability.

According to Earth Day Network (EDN), more than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world.

As people in communities across the planet prepare to take part in Earth Day activities, we wanted to take this opportunity to remind you that CoStar can help you quickly identify buildings with either the ENERGY STAR label or LEED certification, making it easier than ever to identify high-performance green buildings in any market -- or throughout the U.S.

Demand for green buildings and space remains strong among office tenants. According to the fourth annual Sustainability Survey conducted by Jones Lang LaSalle and CoreNet Global released earlier this year, half of corporate real estate executives say they will pay extra for space in green buildings, and a majority of office space users consider sustainability a key factor in their space occupancy plans.

By incorporating the Energy Star and LEED certification systems into its property database, CoStar can serve as a helpful resource in serving your clients, providing a convenient and reliable way to identify environmentally efficient commercial properties.

CoStar subscribers can now quickly find high-performance green buildings using CoStar Property Professional, and provide detailed information for investors and prospective tenants who may be interested in purchasing or locating within an energy efficient building.

As the industry's largest commercial real estate research organization, CoStar offers the most complete inventory of commercial property across the U.S., offering fully researched and verified for-lease and for-sale availabilities and comparable property sales covering all property classes and types.