Trademark's pledge is considered the largest of its type for mixed use and retail space in North Texas and possibly the entire state. "I don't know of anything larger," says David Rodriguez, Ware's VP and vice chairman of the North Texas US Green Building Council.

Going forward, all Trademark development and redevelopment projects will be green. The initial pledge covers five mixed-use projects in Texas and one in Colorado.

"We're committed to everything we're developing and redeveloping being LEED certified," Terry Montesi, CEO of the Fort Worth-based Trademark, stresses to GlobeSt.com. "We're not aware of any developer who's said going forward our entire pipeline is going to be LEED certified. We believe it's the right thing to do."

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