Leanne Tobias

Leanne Tobias is Managing Principal of Malachite LLC (www.malachitellc.com), an advisory company that helps businesses, governments and investors develop, retrofit, finance, certify, lease and operate green and energy-smart buildings. A real estate industry veteran and LEED Accredited Professional, Leanne has extensive high-level experience with properties and portfolios.

"Green and energy-efficient features can add value to your property or portfolio very affordably, while rapidly repositioning you to compete more effectively in the market," Leanne advises. "Retrofitting and developing green is not a black box--it is a process to be mastered and managed. I hope you'll visit me and the Malachite LLC team at www.malachitellc.com to let us know how we can assist, and read Retrofitting Office Buildings to be Green and Energy-Efficient to jump-start the process."

Here's what Leanne would like you to know about Retrofitting Office Buildings to be Green and Energy-Efficient:

*The book reflects the best thinking of a multi-disciplinary group of 50 leading green building professionals from around the globe. "Successfully retrofitting a building requires the contributions of professionals from many disciplines, including architecture, engineering, interior design, construction, law, finance, leasing and property management," Leanne says. "Retrofitting Office Buildings to be Green and Energy-Efficient has been crafted to give readers the best advice of leaders in each of these disciplines, under the guidance of the Urban Land Institute, the leading global real estate think tank."

*The book is international in scope. "Green and energy-smart building has become global," Leanne explains. "The book takes a worldwide perspective by including case studies from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia, and by reporting on international green building certification, public policy and technology trends."

*The book gives you step-by-step instructions on how to accomplish a green building retrofit project, clearly and concisely. "The goal has been to educate building professionals and general readers on how to plan, design, finance, construct, market and operate a green building," says Leanne. "Feedback has been positive and overwhelming. Readers tell me that they read the book cover to cover and emerge with a clear understanding of how to undertake and complete a green retrofit project."