BOMA in the Press 

BOMA has recently been featured in a variety of commercial real estate and general news outlets. Take a look at BOMA’s innovative initiatives and programs that have been making a splash in the press.

September/October

Education/the Economy

• Landlord’s Pain is Office Tenants’ Gain in TheStreet.com
• A Roadmap for Proper Tenant Care and Feeding in GlobeSt.com

Preparedness

• Don’t Let Complacency Foil Your H1N1 Preparedness in Buildings magazine
• BOMA International Releases Preparedness Top Ten List for National Preparedness Month in FacilitiesNet, Building Operating Management, NewsRx.com, Interiors and Sources, Buildings magazine, Occupational Health and Safety, Argus Software Newsletter, Yahoo! News, Forbes Online, Realty Check, Earthtimes.org, Thomson Reuters Online, News Blaze, Medical News Today and Occupational Health and Safety

Green/Sustainability

• Office Buildings Are Already Well on their Way to Greater Energy Efficiency in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, a Letter to the Editor in response to an article about commercial buildings’ energy consumption that ran in both the Washington Post and the Cleveland Plain Dealer
• The Benefits of High-Performance Green Buildings in Building Operating Management
• Industry Still Shaky on Green Building Labels in ClimateWire, Building Design and Construction, Daily Texan, Science Blog, EurekAlert!, AScribe, RedOrbit and others.
• It’s Not Easy Leasing Green in GlobeSt.com
• Incorporating Energy Efficiency into Leases in Building Operating Management and FacilitiesNet
• Build Green Into Your Lease in the International Business Times

Advocacy/Codes and Standards

• BOMA Preps New Standard for ANSI Process in GlobeSt.com
• Top Five Ways BOMA’s Gross Area Measurement Standard Helps Property Professionals in Buildings magazine
•  Concrete Advocate Answers a Long Line of Critics in Construction.com and Engineering News Record (ENR)

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JULY/AUGUST

Green/Sustainability

•  “Selling Private Building Owners Energy Retrofits Depends on the Rewards” in the New York Times, ClimateWire
• “Innovative Funding Options for Energy Retrofits: A Roadmap for Owners, Managers and Investors” in National Real Estate Investor
• “Coordinated Energy-Efficiency Strategy Would Spur Savings” in ENR.com, construction.com and Green Source
• “Climate Corps: How to Harvest Savings with Green Leases” in Reuters, Greenbuzz and AllBusiness

Preparedness

• “BOMA International Releases Preparedness Top Ten List for National Preparedness Month” in Argus Software Newsletter, Yahoo! News, Forbes Online, Realty Check, Earthtimes.org, Thomson Reuters Online, News Blaze, Medical News Today and Occupational Health and Safety

Advocacy

• “How the Federal Stimulus Package Can Help Your Building” in Buildings Magazine and Buildings.com, Interiors and Sources Online, and Archi-Tech

EER Launch

• “Online Report Provides Income and Market Data” in National Real Estate Investor

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May/June

The 2009 BOMA International Conference & The Office Building Show

• “Building Owners, Managers to Gather Here” in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philly.com, NBC.com and the Philadelphia Inquirer Online.
• “Fourteen Commercial Properties Win The Office Building of the Year (TOBY) Awards” in Sustainable Facility
• “BOMA International Conference is Critical for Surviving, Thriving” in the New England Real Estate Journal

BOMA 360 Performance Program Launch

• “BOMA Program to Evaluate, Reward Building Operations and Management” in CoStar
• “BOMA Creates ‘360’ Performance Program” in National Real Estate Investor
• “BOMA International Launches Groundbreaking Building Designation Program” in Metro Green Business, FacilitiesNet, Building Operating Management, New Jersey & Company, Sustainable Facility, Forbes Online, Yahoo! News, Buildings and Interiors & Sources

Advocacy/Sustainability

• Expert Q & A with BOMA’s Purtell in Metro Green Business
• Legislative Outlook: New Bill Offers a Mixed Bag for Commercial Real Estate in Metal Building Developer
• Rep. Henry Waxman's Bill to Cap Carbon Dioxide Faces Long Odds in Building Operating Management

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March/April

NIC and BOMA´s Testimony

• This Morning with BOMA in Real Estate Bisnow and Association Bisnow
• BOMA International Chair Testifies Before Congress on Real Estate Credit Crisis in FMLink

2009 ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award

• 2009 ENERGY STAR Award Winners... With More To Come and ENERGY STAR Awards Showcase Best in Commercial Real Estate in CoStar
• EPA Recognizes BOMA with 2009 Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award in FMLink
• BOMA Intl. Awarded 2009 ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award in Buildings Magazine

Commercial Real Estate Energy Alliance

• Energy Alliance! in Real Estate Bisnow
• Private-Public Energy Partnership Kicks Off in GlobeSt.com
• DOE Launches Commercial Real Estate Energy Alliance in CoStar, as well as features in the Associated Press, New Jersey & Company, FMLink, FacilitiesNet and Construction.com.

Earth Day

• 100 Ways Commercial Real Estate is Going Green for Earth Day in CNBC, Reuters, the Houston Chronicle, Forbes, FacilitiesNet, Building Operating Management and Real Estate Weekly

EPA Climate Protection Award

• BOMA Honored with Prestigious EPA Climate Protection Award for Leadership, Innovation, Dedication & Tech. Achievements in the New England Real Estate Journal
• BOMA International Honored with Prestigious EPA Climate Protection Award in Sustainable Facility
• BOMA Honored with EPA Award in Construction Magnet, as well as mentioned on ANSI and EPA’s Web sites

Advocacy/Sustainability

• Carried Interest Tax Doubles in Obama Proposal in the California Real Estate Journal, featuring a quote from Jason Todd
• Seeking Sustainability in Commercial Investment Real Estate, with a quote from Karen Penafiel

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February

• Legislative Issues and the Economic Stimulus

• Stimulus Bill’s Sustainability Elements Disappoint Commercial Landlords in National Real Estate Investor
• Obama Focuses on Energy Efficiency and Who’s Obama’s Environment Team?, both in Building Operating Management.
• BOMA International Applauds Treasury’s Action to Stabilize Financial Markets in Building Operating Management

• BOMA International Conference

• Lisa Prats on the BOMA International Conference & The Office Building Show, Fox News Philadelphia.

• Experience Exchange Report

• BOMA International Launches Enhanced 2009 Industry Benchmarking Survey in Building Operating Management and in the San Diego Source.

• Green Buildings and the Economy

• Commercial Real Estate Execs Say Economy Won’t Stop Them from Going Green in FMLink
• National Studies Show Green Building as Key Part of America’s Economic Future in Sustainable Facility
• NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg to the City’s BOMA/NY: 'New York City will Rebound From This Recession Quicker than Any Other Place' in bizjournals.com.

• Officers

• A National Post for Jim Peck in the Albuquerque Journal (second story down)
• Six ‘Thought Leaders’ Named to ASAE & The Center’s Class of 2009 Fellows on ASAE & The Center Web.
• Now More than Ever – Dave Stucky in the San Diego Source

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January

• Three Tax Issues to Watch
  Scotsman Guide

• BOMA and Clinton Climate Initiative Launch Program to Streamline Green Retrofit Process
  National Real Estate Investor

• Contract in Hand, BOMA Steers Property Owners Toward ESCOs
  CoStar.com

• BOMA, CCI Finalize Model Contracts For Energy Efficient Retrofits to Commercial Real Estate
  Building Operating Management

• BOMA and CCI Team On Energy Retrofits For Commercial Buildings
  FMLink.com

• Will Democrats Smother Real Estate?
  National Real Estate Investor

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2008

• Real Estate and Construction Await Impact of Obama's Rise to Office
  California Real Estate Journal

• Greening of Building Portfolios Remains a Priority For Commercial Real Estate Industry, Study Finds
  Facilities Net

• Green Advocates Hopeful Amid Recession
  GlobeSt.com

• FMLink, BOMA International, USGBC and AFE Release Energy-Savings Survey Results
  Sustainable Facility

• Improved IQ on IAQ
  Today’s Facility Manager

• In a Sickly Market, a Healthier Asset
  The New York Times

• BOMA, IREM Offer Online Resources to Cope with Economy
  GlobeSt.com

• BOMA International Honored with Green Leadership Award
  Sustainable Facility

• Chipping Away at Insurance Costs
  National Real Estate Investor

• Green Calendar: BOMA’s Sustainable Operations Series
  Bisnow Green Sheet

• BOMA Offers Green Education Courses for Real Estate Professionals
  FMLink

• BOMA International Writes Prescription for Maximizing Value in a Down Economy
  Boston/Sf; Today’s Facility Manager

• Building Owners Ask Justice Department for Clause to Avoid Costly Building Changes
  National Real Estate Investor

• Survival of the Fittest Building
  Today’s Facility Manager

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