3853 Research Park Drive is one of the few office buildings left for sale in Ann Arbor. This well maintained corporate headquarters facility is an excellent development opportunity with over 500 feet of combined frontage on State Street. This property is also for lease at an aggressive rate of $7.50-$8.50 per square foot triple net. Building highlights include considerable mechanical improvements to accommodate a large data center, and a raised floor comprising approximately 2,500 square feet of the lower level. All modular office furniture is available for lease or sale along with the space. 3853 Research Park Drive is located just south of I-94 with great visibility along State Street.. Ample parking and quick access to I-94, restaurants and business services make this an unbeatable location. For more information, visit Bluestone Realty Advisors or contact Randy Maas.
Monday, August 18, 2008
An Excellent Development Opportunity
3853 Research Park Drive is one of the few office buildings left for sale in Ann Arbor. This well maintained corporate headquarters facility is an excellent development opportunity with over 500 feet of combined frontage on State Street. This property is also for lease at an aggressive rate of $7.50-$8.50 per square foot triple net. Building highlights include considerable mechanical improvements to accommodate a large data center, and a raised floor comprising approximately 2,500 square feet of the lower level. All modular office furniture is available for lease or sale along with the space. 3853 Research Park Drive is located just south of I-94 with great visibility along State Street.. Ample parking and quick access to I-94, restaurants and business services make this an unbeatable location. For more information, visit Bluestone Realty Advisors or contact Randy Maas.
Monday, August 4, 2008
LEED Certified Buildings
There are four levels of Certification:
1. Certified - 40-50% of non-innovation points
2. Silver - 50-60%
3. Gold - 60-80%
4. Platinum - over 80%.
Certification is granted only by the Green Building Council, or by someone who’s become a LEED accredited professional by taking an exam – mostly architects and engineers. To become LEED certified, Green Building is necessary.
Site planning, cost analysis, and financing are integral parts in constructing a LEED certified building. The people who are involved in the building are important as well; help from architects, real estate developers, engineers, ecologists, community planners, educators, physicians, epidemiologists, socially responsible investors, artists and others should make green buildings more attractive and livable.
The cost of building green is not as much as people would think. While materials do sometimes cost more than buying normal ones, the energy that you can save in building or home by using the green products can make the extra money put in worth while. A team first examines the site and how nature’s elements and other things can work together to make a building, so they can see how the green aspects will work in relation to the building, and that saves money. Help from architects, real estate developers, engineers, ecologists, community planners, educators, physicians, epidemiologists, socially responsible investors, artists and others should make green buildings more attractive and livable. Builder should take into account energy optimization, thermal comfort, and life-cycle cost analyses.
Another aspect that saves money is site selection. You want to pick a site that is in an urban or suburban area with existing infrastructure and public transits to save money. Building orientation to support things like natural ventilation and receiving the optimal natural light in a building can also save money on many things like heating and cooling. For example, a south-facing building at the foot of a hill maximizes solar and summer wind exposures, and minimizes impact of winter northwestern winds and heat loss.
You can minimize land used by the building, its roads and parking by building up and down – fewer infrastructures and storm management will be required so the costs of maintenance will decrease, and the property value will go up. You also want to use the natural landscape to your advantage in construction a green building. Using flowers, trees, and other outdoor natural materials (like placing deciduous trees on the south side to provide shade and heat reduction in the summer) will help save money. Also, many materials such as sunlight filtering shades, daylight sensors, low flow faucets, and waterless urinals all cost less than they used to, and will help minimize the amount of natural resources and costs that you need to run a building.
Information taken from http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19
1. Certified - 40-50% of non-innovation points
2. Silver - 50-60%
3. Gold - 60-80%
4. Platinum - over 80%.
Certification is granted only by the Green Building Council, or by someone who’s become a LEED accredited professional by taking an exam – mostly architects and engineers. To become LEED certified, Green Building is necessary.
Site planning, cost analysis, and financing are integral parts in constructing a LEED certified building. The people who are involved in the building are important as well; help from architects, real estate developers, engineers, ecologists, community planners, educators, physicians, epidemiologists, socially responsible investors, artists and others should make green buildings more attractive and livable.
The cost of building green is not as much as people would think. While materials do sometimes cost more than buying normal ones, the energy that you can save in building or home by using the green products can make the extra money put in worth while. A team first examines the site and how nature’s elements and other things can work together to make a building, so they can see how the green aspects will work in relation to the building, and that saves money. Help from architects, real estate developers, engineers, ecologists, community planners, educators, physicians, epidemiologists, socially responsible investors, artists and others should make green buildings more attractive and livable. Builder should take into account energy optimization, thermal comfort, and life-cycle cost analyses.
Another aspect that saves money is site selection. You want to pick a site that is in an urban or suburban area with existing infrastructure and public transits to save money. Building orientation to support things like natural ventilation and receiving the optimal natural light in a building can also save money on many things like heating and cooling. For example, a south-facing building at the foot of a hill maximizes solar and summer wind exposures, and minimizes impact of winter northwestern winds and heat loss.
You can minimize land used by the building, its roads and parking by building up and down – fewer infrastructures and storm management will be required so the costs of maintenance will decrease, and the property value will go up. You also want to use the natural landscape to your advantage in construction a green building. Using flowers, trees, and other outdoor natural materials (like placing deciduous trees on the south side to provide shade and heat reduction in the summer) will help save money. Also, many materials such as sunlight filtering shades, daylight sensors, low flow faucets, and waterless urinals all cost less than they used to, and will help minimize the amount of natural resources and costs that you need to run a building.
Information taken from http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19
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