These firms often utilize natural gas as akeyinput for their processes, so when prices of this potent fuel are slumping, it is great news for their bottom lines.
Internally, Hines is also developing a tool that will allow its building managers to inputkey performance elements and determine if buildings are candidates for net zero.
He said it will not be possible to protect the Afghan population -- the key to any counterinsurgency strategy -- without a substantial input of additional resources.