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 In a Sickly Market, a Healthier AssetPublished: November 1, 2008 These days, a number of developers and property managers involved in medical buildings say their businesses are holding up fairly well. "We're a little bit slower than last year, but we're still pretty busy; deals are getting done," said Tommy W. Tift III, the president and chief executive of the HealthAmerica Realty Group in Atlanta, which develops and manages medical properties in the Sun Belt. He hopes to break ground soon on his next development, in Jacksonville, Fla.
The Clinton School Speaker SeriesHomemade Electricity from the WindPublished: April 16, 2008 Real estate developer Curt Mann and his wife Christine caused a buzz in their historic Atlanta neighborhood when they installed a wind turbine in their yard to generate electricity. In a conversation at the Clinton School, the couple tells their story of creating homemade electricity using a concept that is gaining popularity nationwide. With rising energy costs and growing concerns over global warming, many Americans have discovered wind turbines as an affordable alternative to traditional power. The Manns discuss both the economic and ecological benefits of wind energy.
Homespun Electricity from the WindPublished: December 13, 2007 WHEN Rena Wilson Jones and her husband, Drew, were building a house 10 years ago in a subdivision near the edge of Urbana, Ill., they knew the property was likely to be windy, bordered as it was by open fields to the north and west. But they did not realize how fierce the winds would be until construction of their house was under way. In the decade that followed, the wind drove Ms. Wilson Jones crazy from November through April, she said, whipping across her yard and making it difficult to work in the garden. At times, it was hard to walk outside.
Neighbors fight, states scramble over clean powerPublished: October 18, 2007 Curt Mann's neighbors are livid, accusing him of erecting an ugly wind turbine among their historic homes for no other reason than to show off his environmental "bling."
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