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Symposium: Sustainability is good business

"Green" development is not only good for the environment, it's increasingly good business. That is the message that guests heard repeatedly at a symposium on sustainable real estate sponsored by the MIT Center for Real Estate Alumni Association.

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1. Center for Real Estate symposium portrays role of sustainability in new business opportunities
   05-23-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
   "Green" development is not only good for the environment, it's increasingly good business. That is the message that guests heard repeatedly at a symposium on sustainable real estate sponsored by the MIT Center for Real Estate (MIT/CRE) Alumni Association.
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