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COVER STORY | JULY/AUGUST 2010

Meet 16 of New Jersey’s sustainability pioneers.
COVER STORY | JULY/AUGUST 2010

Meet 16 of New Jersey’s sustainability pioneers.
LAW+ | JULY/AUGUST 2010
As energy policy debate grows, legislators rush to revamp regulations—and real estate lawyers work to keep up.
NEXT? | JULY/AUGUST 2010
Datamatics has thrived for 44 years by practicing management for the future.
FOCUS | JULY/AUGUST 2010
Hoboken Brownstone hopes to revolutionize green building by combining mass-wall building enclosure, energy-recovery ventilation, and alternative energy.
FOCUS | JULY/AUGUST 2010
New Jersey’s industrial waste industry is on the cutting-edge of green.
FOCUS | JULY/AUGUST 2010
How are construction companies surviving? By being all things to all clients.
FOCUS | JULY/AUGUST 2010
For the Gruskin Group, creating life-size models of a space is the best way to design it.
Cover Story | June 2010

Thanks to the energy master plan, New Jersey’s solar firms are shining brightly.
In these oh-so-interesting times, when the economy and the environment often seem to be absorbing one blow after another like exhausted boxers, it’s more important than ever to pay attention to the good news—it often sheds light in the direction of a way forward. And in the past few years, it’s hard to think of a brighter light than the story of the power of New Jersey sunshine.
FOCUS | JUNE 2010
Companies take on social media with a mix of enthusiasm and caution.
LAW+ | JUNE 2010
This summer, New Jersey becomes the 14th state to permit the use of medical marijuana, but implications for the workplace are unclear.
URBAN MATTERS | JUNE 2010
Mixed-use developments provide baby boomers, 20-somethings, and professionals with more traditional ways to live, work, and play.
NEXT? | JUNE 2010
Artistic Tile aims to leave a lasting design impression, but a very small environmental footprint.
PERSPECTIVE | JUNE 2010
Business leaders can play a major role in the emerging
Jersey Call to Service.
PRO FORMA | JUNE 2010
Will Gov. Christie’s restructuring really create economic development?
FOCUS | JUNE 2010
Commercial landlords and tenants are of one mind when it comes to sustainability. Programs like LEED and Energy Star provide tenants with a new set of expectations and landlords with the means to meet them.
POWER PLAY | APRIL/MAY 2010

In a recession, marketing Trumps the competition— so say next-gen Trumps Ivanka, Eric, and Donald, Jr.
When Manhattan-dwellers Joseph Irineo and his wife wanted to upgrade to a larger apartment in late 2006, the Trump Plaza Residences had not yet broken ground for its 55-story condo tower in Jersey City. The Irineos bought a one-bedroom anyway, wooed by the Trump name, smitten with the luxury amenities and lured by proximity to mass transit.
GREENING THE GARDEN STATE | APRIL/MAY 2010
Mars Chocolate brings more than candy to the table with its sustainability program.
The world’s love for chocolate is almost universal, especially with new research showing its potential health benefits. While chocolate can make us feel good physically, more brands can now make us feel good ethically—including Mars Incorporated, the international conglomerate best known for making M&Ms, Snickers, and Mars bars—which has also been making great strides towards sustainability.
ENERGY ALTERNATIVE | APRIL/MAY 2010
Geothermal receives less attention than wind and solar energy, but it could be New Jersey’s future.
Just imagine that you’re the most beautiful girl in the room, and the smartest,” says David Goldsholl of ENERGi (Eastern Natural Resources Group Inc.). “Yet nobody at the party much wants to talk to you, as if they’ve heard some really nasty rumor or something. That’s how it can feel trying to advocate for geothermal energy sometimes.”
FOCUS | APRIL/MAY 2010
East Coast ports are racing against time—and each other—to prepare for the 2014 completion of the Panama Canal expansion project.
Much like every other industry affected by the recession, the port terminals of New York and New Jersey have suffered drastically—East Coast ports were down about 13 percent last year, while the West Coast ports declined roughly 20 percent.
URBAN MATTERS | APRIL/MAY 2010
An upsurge in Jersey City’s multifamily development creates optimism and a stabilizing market.
The Jersey City residential market has held up better than most. Velocity has taken a turn for the better, and pricing has stabilized, for which developers of for-sale and for-rent properties are grateful.




