Commercial Real Estate Firms Are Embracing Carbon Neutrality

Two years ago, the New Oxford American Dictionary chose “carbon neutral” as its “Word of the Year.” And although it would have been more accurate to call the two words the “Phrase of the Year,” it’s hard to argue with the obvious–that interest in carbon neutrality is growing dramatically.

Carbon neutral means finding ways to balance actions that are potentially harmful to the environment with positive ones.

The goal, for businesses and individuals, is to shrink their carbon footprints and become carbon neutral–or, better yet, carbon negative. The concept means they remove at least as much carbon (in the form of carbon dioxide or CO2) from the atmosphere that they add from the use of technology, manufacturing, travel and other activities.