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	<title>Parallelogramme - property knowledge for commercial tenants &#187; Sustainability</title>
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	<description>Property blog by Peter Scott of Parallel Directions Ltd, commercial property advisers</description>
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		<title>Sustainabilty and flexible work spaces fast becoming &#8220;must haves&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just read a great paper written by Philip Ross an internationally renowned consultant who is an expert in technology&#8217;s impact on the work place.
What&#8217;s great about his point of view is that it is both visionary and practical.
I love that; when new ideas have a very immediate practical application. And particularly in the case [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kiwi ingenuity &amp; low-cost green solutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've often talked about the trends towards sustainability and green buildings and how this is something that is with us to stay. Work environments that are both green and user friendly are definitely in demand with employees, and also with organisations wanting to walk the talk around their commitment to the planet and people. Being green is...]]></description>
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		<title>Green, green &amp; greener&#8230; What impact are environmental goals having on commercial property?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I will talk about the rise and rise of green buildings. In the past couple of months alone, I have been to the openings of three new green star rated buildings in Auckland. They...]]></description>
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		<title>Making sure green doesn&#8217;t become mean</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just on a year ago, I posted a blog about the advent of green leases, in line with the increasing trends towards Green Star rated buildings. I was predicting that...
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		<title>Landlords woo tenants</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[High vacancy levels in the commercial lease market are starting to see landlords make some real efforts to woo tenants. I've started to see landlords for a number of buildings undertaking...]]></description>
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		<title>Green Leases</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going green is fast shifting from being an optional extra to core business. Across the Tasman, in the corporate world, green leases are becoming widespread; and there is a financial imperative, and incentive, in ensuring your lease has environmental sustainability built in.]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking Small About Going Green</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More and more significant building developments are setting out to achieve five star green building ratings. Large insurance companies, banks, and energy companies are leading the charge to go green. And there is no doubt that these buildings are both grand and green, costing much more than the average. So what happens to the rest of us? Do we...]]></description>
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		<title>When is a GREEN Building only skin deep?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 21:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like the ‘leaky building’ issue, all is not what it seems when it comes to claims about being a green building]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Savvy About Sustainability</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2008, all the increased talk and media coverage about sustainability is set to go to a new level, as government and consumers alike start to demand action.
In New Zealand, government procurement policies and new standards around carbon emissions will increasingly become the concern of CFOs as they grapple with the likely impacts on the [...]]]></description>
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