“Net zero is not enough,” writes Gerding Edlen's Dennis Wilde in the November/December issue of Urban Land magazine. “Buildings being erected today are a 200-year asset, and the only way to reduce their environmental footprint is to make them replenish, rather than deplete, natural resources.”

“A building is the beginning of a vision for a place that will thrive—economically, socially, and environmentally. If that building can enhance city services, spark creation of retail businesses and cultural gathering places, connect to public transportation and shared open space—and do all this with a small and environmentally sound footprint—it will become a community asset whose value far exceeds that on its balance sheet.”

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