In the News

2008

“City of Chicago,” Buildings, September 2008

“Sustainability and Leadership at The Merchandise Mart,”
Buildings, by Linda K. Monroe, April 2008

“Commercial Buildings Don’t Have To Be New To Be Green,”
Midwest Real Estate News, by Mark Thomton, April 1, 2008

“Past is Prologue,”
BusinessWeek Chicago, by Adam Aston, April 2008

“Merchandise Mart Setting The Green Standard,”
Northbrook Star, by Tracy Evans, April 17, 2008

“Past is Prologue” Business Week Chicago, by Adam Aston, April 2008

“Greening one of the World’s Largest Buildings” Buildings Magazine, by Linda K. Monroe, April 2008

Earth Hour News Conference, February 15, 2008 (video)

“Chicago Merchandise Mart Expands Casual Furniture Presence” Casual Living, January 2008

“Trade Shows Go Green” Niche, January 2008

“Chicago Market Special Edition” Home Décor Buyer, By Jim Carper, January 14, 2008

“Merchandise Mart Pursuing LEED” GreenSource, By Allyson Wendt, August 22, 2007

“Greenbuild 2007: Green Goes Mainstream” Buildings, January 2008

“’Green’ Buildings Don’t Have to Be News” The New York Times, By Amy Cortese, January 27, 2008

2007

"The Mart Goes Green", Illinois Real Estate Journal, July, 17, 2007

The Biggest NeoCon Thrill, Interiors + Sources Magazine, July/August 2007

"The Mart Gets Smart," Interior Design Magazine, October 2007

"Adopt Green Building Practices," Globalwarmingsolutions.org, November, 2007

“Furniture is Where the People Meet the Building,” The Monday Morning Quarterback, November 5, 2007

“Developers Embracing ‘Green’ to Get an Edge,” Chicago Tribune, November 7, 2007

"Behind the Merc Mart's Green Scene," Chicago Public Radio, November 8, 2007
Click below to listen to the audio interview.

"Clinton Foundation Announces New Green Partnership," AEC St. Louis, November 16, 2007

"Merchandise Mart–The World's Largest Commercial Building–Goes Green" The Sidewalk, November 18, 2007

"Greenbuild 2007: Momentum Achieved," Office Insight, November 19,2007

“Merchandise Mart Gets Certified Green” Gift & Decorative Accessories Magazine, 11/20/2007

“The Mart’s Journey Toward LEED-EB Silver Certification” MMBQ, 11/26/07

Chicago Tonight, WTTW, November 27, 2007 (Video Clip)

“Green It” Chicago Tribune, By Shaila Wunderlich, December 9, 2007

“MMPI Receives LEED Certification” Giftware News eWeekly, November 29, 2007

Building Design and Construction, By Dave Barista, October 1, 2007

“More than bragging rights at stake as city strives to be greenest in U.S.” Earthportal.org, By Michael Burnham, November 9, 2007

“First LEED gold in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart” Interior Design, By Mairi Beautyman, November 7, 2007

“Clinton, Daley announce ‘green’ plan” Gatehouse News Service, By Mike Ramsey, November 8, 2007

InsourceOutsource.blogspot.com, November 15, 2007

“Take personal action” Global Warming Solutions, November 19, 2007

“President Clinton announces partnerships to retrofit public and private buildings” PHC News, November 13, 2007

“Thinking about ‘green’ and 2 computer screens” Furniture Today, By Heath Combs, November 19, 2007

“LEED-EB silver for world’s largest commercial building” Green Building Elements, By Philip Proefrock, December 18, 2007

“The Merchandise Mart receives LEED silver certification” Today’s Facility Manager, November 27, 2007

“Chicago’s supersize green buildings” CNET News, November 13, 2007

“Developing green energy” Floor Focus, August / September 2007

“Monday LEEDoff: Merchandise Mart in Chicago, world’s largest commercial building, earns silver rating from USGBC” Construction Supplies, November 26, 2007

“Monday LEEDoff: Merchandise Mart in Chicago, world’s largest commercial building, earns silver rating from USGBC” Green Buildings NYC, November 26, 2007

“Old Green” Chicago Tribune, By Blair Kamin, December 23, 2007

“Merchandise Mart promotes Columbia students’ Green Designs” Columbia College, December 19, 2007

“’Green’ changes in store for Chicago” SJ-R.com, By Mike Ramsey, November 8, 2007

“Tishman Speyer installs 363 solar panels atop 45 Rockefeller Plaza in NYC” CPN, By Gail Kalinoski, November 20, 2007

“Merchandise Mart to pursue LEED certification” Tile Magazine, August 2007

“Clinton partners with city for green initiative” Chicago Flame, November 12, 2007

“Merchandise Mart in Chicago now world’s largest LEED-Certified” Midwest Business, December 21, 2007

“Merchandise Mart gets certified green” Gifts & Decorative Accessories, December 2007

“Eco-Friendly and posh” Radish, November 2007

“Merchandise Mart gets green nod” Casual Living, December 17, 2007

“The windy city green proposal” Consulting-Specifying Engineer, November 7, 2007

“Daley weighs ambitious plan to promote ‘Green’” Chicago Tribune, By David Greising, November 6, 2007

“Greenbuild packs ‘em in” Contractor Magazine, By Robert P. Mader

“Clinton Announces Green Partnerships” HPAC

“MMPI Receives LEED Certification” Giftware News, November 29, 2007

Home Décor Buyer, November 30, 2007