ACTION ALERT! ZERO NET ENERGY/SOLAR AND BEYOND FOR COMMERCIAL

AB 1065 (Lieber; D-Mountain View) severely impedes commercial and residential development by requiring all new buildings use 50% less energy by 2020 and 80% less energy by 2030. This is technically impossible for most building types. The bill is set for hearing next week. Click here to send a note to your state representatives to oppose this measure.
 

ACTION ALERT! ZERO NET ENERGY/SOLAR MANDATE FOR RESIDENTIAL

AB 2112 (Saldana; D-San Diego) “Zero Net Energy” for residential, would severely hinder residential development by requiring all new buildings to generate 50% of used power onsite using “sustainable” technology. This is technically impossible for most residential building types. The bill is set for hearing next week. Click here to send a note to your state representatives to oppose this measure.
 

2008 INDUSTRY AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED

This week the 2008 Industry Awards were announced. The following individuals and organizations will be honored at an October 23rd banquet in Newport Beach:

Champion of the Industry Award Honorees
Retail: Brian Smith, Regency Centers
Industrial: John Hagestad, Sares-Regis Group
Office: Steve Soboroff, Playa Vista

Ernie Hahn Memorial Award Honoree
Building Owners and Managers Association California (BOMA California)

John Caldecott Award Honoree
Kim Winston, Starbucks

Watch for more information about these awards and event.
 

CA COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SUMMIT 2008 – SUCCESS!

This week, the annual California Commercial Real Estate Summit (CCRES) was held in Sacramento. Scores of industry representatives came to town to meet with legislators, Governor’s staff, and Constitutional Officers, to network, and to learn more about issues impacting commercial real estate in California. The event can best be summed-up in the following “thank you” message sent to more than seventy participants.

 

Industry Colleagues:

Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend the 2008 California Commercial Real Estate Summit (CCRES). Interacting with the Legislature is like giving a speech to a parade, so your presence in Sacramento over the past two days is an essential part of the year-round advocacy effort that is needed to assure the commercial, industrial, and retail real estate industry has a place at the table and is effective at influencing public policy with an impact on our businesses.

You presence helps establish a connection between the Sacramento process and real live people providing jobs, services, and growing the economy. You helped educate legislators about issues impacting our industry, from sustainable building mandates to the impact of international trade. You fought on your own behalf against bills that would do great harm to the industry and supported a few that might actually provide some benefit.

One of the purposes of the CCRES is to present a unified front between all the sectors of our industry. For the most part, legislators and staff do not distinguish between the various types of projects within our industry – a shopping center and an office building is all commercial development to most folks under the gilded dome. So, combining/consolidating efforts under the CBPA umbrella of all the major industry associations (ICSC, BOMA, NAIOP, IREM, RILA, and CDA) and individual member companies, is an effective way to assure that we use that to our advantage and act as a cohesive whole, while taking the opportunity to explain the unique characteristics of each sector of the industry, which ultimately increases our effectiveness on the wide range of issues and bills.

Finally, we hope you had the chance to network with colleagues and meet some new ones and personally interact with legislators from your area and beyond. We know this relationship building will help us represent you and the industry better in the coming months – we hope you found it valuable, too.

On a housekeeping note, please pass along any relevant information you picked up while meeting with legislators, any follow-up we should do, and or any feedback you may have on the CCRES to help strengthen the event for next year. It is also recommended that you send just a quick “thank you note” to those offices you met with. Address information is below.

Respectfully,

The California Business Properties Team – Your everyday advocates in Sacramento
 

BOMA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND THE OFFICE BUILDING SHOW

In today's market, optimizing building performance is a strategic imperative. As operating expenses increase, you must drive value in order to stay competitive. The BOMA International Conference and The Office Building Show is the place to learn the strategies and build the relationships you need to achieve operational excellence and sustain your business through this challenging market cycle. The event is June 22 – 24, 2008. More information and registration materials can be found here.
 

BOMA CALIFORNIA 2008 CALENDAR

OCTOBER 23 —
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/RETAIL REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY AWARDS DINNER
The Island Hotel (formerly the Four Seasons), Newport Beach, CA
5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 24 —
BOMA CALIFORNIA BOARD MEETING & ELECTION OF 2009 OFFICERS
Newport Beach (The Irvine Company)
10:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.