Los Angeles - June 4, 2008 (News Release)

Leading institutional investors, fund managers, developers and thought-leaders will convene in New York City September 8-10, 2008 to gauge the impact of the “green tsunami” on property values and portfolio energy efficiency at Infocast’s Green Building Finance & Investment Forum--East.

One report and study after another (from Costar, New Buildings Institute, Leonardo Academy, among others) validate claims that green buildings lease faster, and at higher rents, and drastically cut operating costs, up to 25-30%. The U.S. General Service Administration and a growing number of major cities, including Los Angeles, Dallas, Washington DC, and Boston have mandated LEED standards for new buildings, with San Francisco and San Jose not far behind. A new consensus is emerging that the perceived risk factor once attached to green building may be shifting to non-green, as it depreciates against the long-term higher values of LEED-rated projects.

Building on the momentum of Infocast’s remarkably successful Green Building Finance & Investment Forum – West in San Francisco, Infocast has brought together the most forward-looking and incisive industry practice and thinking around green buildings in order to provide a venue for high-level networking among participants who have made substantial commitments to sustainable property development and investment.

Speakers will debate the strategic implications of the new market statistics, and explore the freshest, most ahead-of-the-curve insights on how to maximize green value creation for both new projects and existing building portfolios. They will also explore cutting-edge topics such as green leases, imminent carbon regulation, intelligent and net-zero buildings, quantifying social and environmental metrics, and the impact of high oil prices and “vehicle miles traveled” on property values.

The Forum commences with a keynote by Douglas Lawrence, Managing Director of JP Morgan Asset Management’s Urban Renaissance Fund. Winston Hickox, former environmental policies advisor for CalPERS and Director at Thomas Properties Group, will offer the luncheon address. The Forum is preceded by two half-day workshops: “Future -proofing Property Values” and “Preparing Your Portfolio for LEED EB and Energy Efficiency Retrofits.” The event is sponsored by Greenberg Traurig LLP, Galley Eco Capital LLC, and Malachite LLC.

The Forum will take place at the Coleman Center in midtown Manhattan. Full details and agenda can be found at www.infocastinc.com/building. Registration: (818) 888-4445 x43.

Information about the Sponsors can be found at:
Greenberg Traurig, LLP at www.gtlaw.com
Galley Eco Capital, LLC at www.galleyecocapital.com
Malachite, LLC at www.malachite.com