Recently, at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Atlanta, Anna Murray, VP of sustainable investing at BentallGreenOak, discussed new research that quantifies the cost savings resulting from tenant engagement and energy efficiency programs, based on 15 years of building data from hundreds of office buildings in North America. The results of the organization’s ForeverGreen and Eco Tracker programs have been more than encouraging. Murray joins us — along with Avis Devine, associate professor of real estate at York University — to discuss the programs’ strategy and results. (01/2020)

The economy and real estate market are certainly standing tall. But what are the pundits forecasting for the year ahead? Loretta Clodfelter, senior editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas, is with us to discuss the report’s findings. (01/2020)

If you think you know the forest from the trees, think again. The forest, as explained to us by guest Bettina von Hagen, is rich with the wonders of nature, investment opportunities, climate change mitigation and environmental remediation. Why do investors need a differentiated approach to traditional timber investing? What is climate-smart forestry and why should investors consider it as a real asset investing option? How does climate-smart forestry foster innovation to create value for investors? What kind of hold period is required for timber investing to be effective? The co-founder and CEO of Ecotrust Forest Management has those answers. (01/2020)

Chase McWhorter, managing director of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure, is back with a retrospective on the year past and view toward what to expect in the New Year. (01/2020)

If you enjoy sports, particularly professional soccer, and you are interested in opportunity zones, we invite you to listen to this program with guest Brett Johnson, co-founder and partner of Fortuitous Partners, and co-chairman of the Phoenix Rising Football Club. He has embarked on a series of opportunity zone projects in cities such as Baltimore, Phoenix, and Pawtucket, R.I., for opportunity zone developments that are mixed-used projects anchored by sports stadiums that also encompass housing, retail, office and hotel. Brett Johnson shares the concept he and his partners and investors are pursuing. (01/2020)

If you enjoy sports, particularly professional soccer, and you are interested in opportunity zones, we invite you to listen to this program with guest Brett Johnson, co-founder and partner of Fortuitous Partners, and co-chairman of the Phoenix Rising Football Club. He has embarked on a series of opportunity zone projects in cities such as Baltimore, Phoenix, and Pawtucket, R.I., for opportunity zone developments that are mixed-used projects anchored by sports stadiums that also encompass housing, retail, office and hotel. Brett Johnson shares the concept he and his partners and investors are pursuing. (01/2020)

If you enjoy sports, particularly professional soccer, and you are interested in opportunity zones, we invite you to listen to this program with guest Brett Johnson, co-founder and partner of Fortuitous Partners, and co-chairman of the Phoenix Rising Football Club. He has embarked on a series of opportunity zone projects in cities such as Baltimore, Phoenix, and Pawtucket, R.I., for opportunity zone developments that are mixed-used projects anchored by sports stadiums that also encompass housing, retail, office and hotel. Brett Johnson shares the concept he and his partners and investors are pursuing. (01/2020)

How are advisers gaining exposure to private real estate? What is the typical minimum investment and hold time? How has tax policy affected private real estate investments? What is the rationale for including core real estate in investor portfolios? And how is it successfully integrated into a client portfolio? Scott Spalding, head of high-net-worth private markets at CBRE Global Investors, recently wrote a report on the subject and joins the program with answers. (12/2019)

What are the grand designs being pursued by Europe’s property managers? What does the future hold last-mile delivery networks? Why are German developers turning to mixed-use complexes in large numbers? And what were the standout stories of 2019? Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe, has the answers. (12/2019)

Why has real estate, historically, been a bigger factor for defined benefit retirement plans than defined contribution plans? Is that changing? What structures are being used to invest in real estate by defined contribution plans? What are the key points of resistance that prevent investment in real estate by defined contribution plans? And what does the future hold for real estate investing in defined contribution retirement plans? Loretta Clodfelter, editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas, who reported and wrote the story, takes us through the latest developments.