Tampa, Fla. – Carlton Fields Tampa attorney Nicole Kibert spoke at an event, “What is Green Leasing?” on January 10, 2012. The event, hosted by the U.S. Green Building Council Florida Gulf Coast Chapter, featured a discussion of trends in achieving sustainability in differing product types and the motivations behind a green leasing program, which varies from the selection of buildings, to the development of green specifications, and to the negotiation of realistic and enforceable lease language.

The Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of the USGBC works to lead the region toward sustainability by encouraging and advancing environmental friendly knowledge and values as they pertain to the built environment and its relationship and impact on nature and human kind.

Kibert is a certified mediator and a LEED® Accredited Professional. As a member of Carlton Fields’ Real Estate & Finance practice and the Community, Condominium and Resort Development group, she represents developers in the creation of planned communities, condominiums (mixed-use, conversions, age restricted, commercial and residential) and subdivisions with a special emphasis on projects involving sustainable development, green building, downtown and brownfields redevelopment, renewable energy generation, and historic preservation.