Tag: energy efficiency
East LA Community Corporation Launches Transitioning to All-Electric Energy Across Housing Portfolio
As part of its mission to enhance housing sustainability and improve public health in the Boyle Heights community of Los Angeles, the East LA...
Who’s afraid of the BPS?
I love that my neighborhood leans into Halloween. The witches, ghosts, and skeletons are filling the yards down our block. Some are animatronic/motion activated...
HUD Announces More Than $5M in New Investments Grant for Northgate II in Camden...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman traveled to Camden, New Jersey, to announce a $5,640,000 grant to...
Northeast Projects Announces Completion of La Mora Senior Apartments a Energy-Efficient Senior Housing...
Northeast Projects, a leading building energy and Passive House consultancy, is proud to announce the successful completion of the La Mora Senior Apartments in...
Finding the low-hanging fruit of efficiency retrofits
I get asked a lot what are the top opportunities for efficiency retrofits. I never answer that question because there are always SO MANY...
LEED’s bold green overhaul
After more than 10 years, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is putting out a new LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating...
I have learned from my mistakes. I am pretty sure I can repeat them...
In 2016, I was so very excited and honored to arrange and moderate a panel discussion at NMHC’s OPTECH called “Net Zero: Coming Soon...
Sustainability issues to watch in 2024
On Wednesday, January 10, ULI hosted their webcast “ULI Global Sustainability Outlook 2024” where they discussed, not emerging trends, but what key things would...
In 2024, resolve to reduce energy loss
We all start the year with resolutions or goals. Some of these goals may be carried over from the prior year. Some are new....
My goodness, what is THAT?
We have talked these past few weeks about the building and really looking at it in ways that might not have crossed our minds...
Let’s talk about my favorite “F” word…. Free (Sort of)
I am not much for wearing makeup because I cannot stop rubbing my face. Typically, any applied eye makeup ends up on my check,...
Energy Is Sexy
When I was at Prometheus Real Estate Group, I used to have a bumper sticker outside my office door that said, “Energy is Sexy.”...
Incandescent bulbs banned (again)
The Biden Administration has implemented a ban on incandescent light bulbs in favor of energy-efficient bulbs, following a years-long bipartisan effort to phase out...
Absolute zero
Decades of underinvestment and underbuilding continue to deepen a national housing shortage decoupled from demand since the 1980s. This was recently underscored by a...
Five technologies that will enable net-zero for buildings
With the Biden administration setting aggressive goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, building owners and operators should expect increasing emphasis on energy efficiency in...