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Jimmy Carchietta, Founder, CEO,The Cotocon Group

Name: Jimmy Carchietta, LEED AP Title: Founder, CEO Company: The Cotocon Group Location: Manhattan and Long Island Birthplace: The Bronx, N.Y. Family: Married, with 3 boys College: SUNY Farmingdale First job outside of real estate: Laborer working in family construction company. What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I run my green building consulting firm that specializes in LEED certification and energy efficiency for commercial buildings. My plans for the future is for The Cotocon Group to be nationally recognized as setting the standard for making green building construction and operations financially feasible. Hobbies: Martial arts, coaching my children and their friends, playing hard - working hard Favorite book: "Old Yeller" Person you admire most (outside of family): Dr. Lanskowski, chief oncologist at Schneider's Children's Hospital (ret.) Key to success: Focused and disciplined behavior If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Dog training
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The evolving relationship of environmental  consultants and the lending community - by Chuck Merritt

The evolving relationship of environmental consultants and the lending community - by Chuck Merritt

When Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) were first part of commercial real estate risk management, it was the lenders driving this requirement. When a borrower wanted a loan on a property, banks would utilize a list of “Approved Consultants” to order the report on both refinances and purchases.