Assurant partners with sharing economy startup ApartmentJet to provide multifamily housing owners with risk...
When thinking of a short-term home rental, most people envision a vacation home near a tourist attraction. But actually, the newest ‘sharing economy’ trend is multifamily housing owners listing their units on short-term rental...
CGI addresses shift in renter profile with hotel-style apartment building in LA’s Koreatown
Real estate investment and development firm CGI Strategies has brought to market The KODO, the first fully furnished, short-and long-term stay, move in-ready luxury residential development in Los Angeles’s Koreatown neighborhood.
“The traditional apartment model...
Balancing appearance and performance: Customizable convection heating
Offices, hotels, schools, retail stores, sports facilities and other building types typically have rooms that can be efficiently heated by the use of electric heaters, such as convectors, radiant ceiling panels or infrared radiant...
Brilliant and ButterflyMX bring elevated smart apartment experience to multifamily buildings and gated communities
At the CEDIA Expo, Brilliant, the leading smart home control company, announced a first of its kind integration with ButterflyMX, creator of the smart intercom. In late 2019, Brilliant and ButterflyMX will launch the...
CertainTeed introduces a new shingle profile to the Northwoods Siding Collection
Introducing Northwoods® Single 7-inch Straight Edge Perfection Shingles, CertainTeed’s newest profile, a striking addition to the existing line of shakes and shingles from one of North America’s leading brands of building materials. Perfection shingles provide...
Brigadoon Fitness Launches Variable Motion Trainer
Brigadoon Fitness proudly announces the launch of the much-anticipated Sport Series Variable Motion Trainer (VMT). The VMT elliptical is the first of five new products being offered under Brigadoon’s new Sport Series family of...
Ecore refreshes color offering in its popular Everlast collection of fitness surfacing
Ecore, a company that transforms reclaimed materials into performance surfaces that make people's lives better, has refreshed the colors and team-themed patterns in its popular Everlast Fitness Flooring family of products. Less popular colors...
Ecore Commercial launches Strait Rx
Ecore, a company that transforms reclaimed materials into performance surfaces that make people's lives better, offers its newest commercial product: Strait Rx. Part of Ecore Commercial’s Rx Collection, Strait Rx is an ergonomic, low-maintenance,...
Architectural acoustics an important component to controlling sound, noise in student housing facilities
When designing a residence hall, special attention is given to architectural acoustics to help control noise and create a calmer, more peaceful environment for the students. Understanding sound isolation, mechanical noise and vibration control,...
Two NAHB BuilderBooks titles win Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Silver Award
Finding Hidden Profits: A Guide for Custom Builders, Remodelers and Architects by Dennis A. Dixon and Living Green Effortlessly: Simple Choices for a Better Home by Marla Esser Cloos have been named Silver Winners of the Independent...
WASH upgrades common-area laundry rooms with PayRange Mobile Payment
PayRange Inc., maker of the leading in-app mobile payment service for automated retail, announces that WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems (WASH)—which has more than 7 million people doing their laundry in a WASH laundry room every week...
H2O Degree’s new catalog features utility management, leak detection, submetering, thermostat control and reporting...
H2O Degree, the leading supplier of utility management products for multifamily facilities for over a decade, announces a new 60-page catalog, “Utility Management Solutions for Multifamily Facilities,” that simplifies the application and specification process...
Bundle Select is changing the world of real estate
Now consumers can save thousands of dollars by bundling real estate, lending and title services, while making better use of technology, and still keep their own Realtor.
Introducing Bundle Select, a new service which allows...
Ecore offers continuing education unit on flooring design to improve acoustics
Ecore, a company that transforms reclaimed materials into performance surfaces that make people's lives better, now offers a Continuing Education Unit (CEU) titled “Flooring Design with Acoustics in Mind.” Upon completion of this course,...
Paying the price for proximity: The power of public transit when determining property value
Studies show that close proximity to public transit can increase the value of single-family homes and apartments up to 45 percent. In fact, the convenience of living near trains and bus lines has become...
