The Real Estate Sustainability Series is a four-part, monthly series designed to bring the Portland metro real estate community together to examine the most innovative approaches in sustainable building, the latest industry trends, and pertinent legal and accounting developments. From developer to investor, broker to property manager, tenant to landowner, we welcome every member of our real estate community to join us.

Session Four - May 27, 2010

Investment Opportunities: Is It Cold Out There?
Receive valuable information about potential investment opportunities, from new development to redevelopment. Our panelists will discuss the pros and cons of various options and alternatives they are currently exploring. Come armed with questions – don't miss it!
Expert panelists include:
• Rance Gregory – NBS Real Estate Capital (Real Estate Investment Funds)
• Neal Sacon – United Fund Advisors LLC (Institutional/New Market Tax Credits)
• Molly Bordonaro – Gerding Edlen Development (Green Cities Redevelopment/Retrofit Funds)
• Jim Mark – Melvin Mark Companies (Private/Family/High Net Worth)

Recent Developments - BETC Ruling and Carried Interest
Final BETC Temp Rules as of 5/21/10
BETC Rulemaking Notice

Session Three - April 29, 2010

Financing Models
Industry leaders Larry Remmers of Wells Fargo, John Petersen of CB Richard Ellis and Marcus Parker of NBS Real Estate Capital joined us to discuss the financing issues our local real estate market is facing today and their outlook for the future.

Session Two - March 30, 2010

Pathway to High Performance Building
Brian Simmons and Alison Hopcroft, with Fluid Market Strategies, discuss high performance building. They'll demystify the definition, discuss achieving a high performance building and how an HPB can dramatically improve your bottom line. Also covered, marketing an HPB to new and existing tenants, and how to engage government at a number of levels for a positive return. Great topics for property managers and developers!
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High Performance Building Resources in Portland

Andrew Morphis, of Green Hammer, will take you from work to home. He'll discuss retrofitting residential structures for maximum energy efficiency and overall building performance. Learn what building science basics are taken into account during home assessments, as well as the health and safety considerations whenever a building's systems are altered. Find out how unique financing alternatives are helping this new sector of residential construction gain traction and act as a beacon of growth in today's struggling marketplace.
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Session One - February 25, 2010

Beyond LEED: What's next for sustainable building?
Just as LEED becomes the norm, Dennis Wilde, principal with Gerding Edlen Development, reveals the next level - a Net Zero Building. Sure to pioneer Portland's future growth, the proposed Oregon Sustainability Center is a collaborative attempt to build the most environmentally responsible high-rise ever attempted, anywhere.
Oregon Sustainability Center Presentation
Living Building Challenge Document

Recent Changes to Oregon's Business Energy Tax Credit (BETC) program
Oregon BETC Program Presentation