SANTA FE, NM--More with less. That's the outlook for the nation's increasing building stock, according to Architecture 2030, a non-profit organization created a decade ago in response to the climate change crisis, no additional power plants will be called for.

And while many municipalities are driving this change through legislation (See our Northeast lead story), in many cities, the impetus is coming fom the private sector.

In fact, “a moratorium on power plant construction today would hold no negative implications for the sector,” he says, “traditionally one of the most energy-hungry sectors of the nation.”

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John Salustri

John Salustri has covered the commercial real estate industry for nearly 25 years. He was the founding editor of GlobeSt.com, and is a four-time recipient of the Excellence in Journalism award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.