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This section contains articles written by Consortium Team Members. For an article highlighting the key conclusions from the “Value Beyond Cost Savings “ book, download “Ten Principles of Sustainable Property Valuation and Underwriting” written by Scott Muldavin and published in the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Property World Magazine in the Fall of 2009.  The New Math of Financing Sustainable Cities (Feb. 2011) The Smart+Connected Communities Institute interview with Scott Muldavin about how developers, real estate professionals and city planners need to approach financing for sustainable cities. Learning Curve (Rapid Progress--Gaps Remain), IP Real Estate, Nov-Dec 2010 This article summarizes key positive trends in institutional property sustainability and identifies gaps that remain. Ten Principles for Sustainable Property Underwriting and Valuation, RICS Property World, Fall 2009 This article summarizes ten key conclusions from the Consortium's book: Value Beyond Cost Savings: How to Underwrite Sustainable Properties. Financial Assessment of Sustainable Properties, Real Estate Publishers, 2008 European Yearbook This article by Scott Muldavin provides a framework for thinking through the financial assessment of a sustainable property given the varied types of sustainable investment decisions and combinations of sustainable features on a given property. Financing Green Development, Urban Land Green Magazine, Spring 2007 Article by Scott Muldavin and andy Fusscas discussing some of the key issues to consider in seeking financing for a sustainable project during the early days of private sustainable property development. Putting Green in Your Pocket: Expectations and Market Realities 2008 Article summarizing some of the immediate and longer term actions real estate investors can undertake to "profit" from sustainable property investment. GBFC Team Articles in Fall 2007 PREA Quarterly Consortium team members wrote four articles for the PREA Quarterly covering valuation, organization strategy, legal issues, and the First Cost Question. North American Youth Leadership for a Sustainable Future Report of the January 2008 San Francisco Meeting and the sustainability recommendations of youth. Green Builds a Head of Steam Article written by Leanne Tobias for the March/April 2007 issue of IPE Real Estate Tapping into the Green agenda Guest column written by Scott Muldavin for the January 9, 2007 issue of IPE Real Estate Scott Muldavin "Green Quotient" Interview Interview of Scott Muldavin on sustainable finance and valuation featured in the October 2006 issue of Urban Land Magazine, published by the Urban Land Institute.