By James Gray-Donald, Vice President of Sustainability, Bentall Kennedy In the past five years there have been various studies which present evidence on the linkage between green building certification and financial performance. While the results of these studies are remarkably consistent; skepticism still exists among property owners and managers. The validity of these studies, which have claimed to measure the financial benefit of green certified assets, has been questioned. A new study was designed to address this skepticism. The recently-published findings validate two key points. Firstly, making buildings more sustainable is a wise investment (it pays). Secondly, tenants care about…