Green buildings and environmentally friendly commercial real estate is gaining popularity. Here is an interesting article on how private investors are utilizing green technology.

From: Sacramento Business Journal

Sacramento is one of two U.S. cities chosen to benefit from millions of dollars in private investment that’s part of a huge energy-efficiency project led by English business magnate Richard Branson.

The project, unveiled Tuesday, aims to tap private investment to help stimulate the retrofitting of commercial buildings in Sacramento and Miami-Dade County, potentially creating thousands of construction jobs.