Tag: energy efficiency
Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act and renewal of Tax Provisions on energy efficiency
NMHC and NAA strongly support the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act and signed onto a recent coalition letter that signals support for the Act....
Measuring Multifamily LEED Certifications
A report by RentCafe examines the extent to which the multifamily housing industry has adopted energy efficiency in its buildings. It uses LEED (Leadership...
LED lights the way to savings
The price for LED (light emitting diode) bulbs has plummeted more than 90 percent since 2008 and today’s bulbs use 70 to 90 percent...
California mandates solar panels for new apartments
Today the California's Energy Commission in a unanimous 5-0 vote mandated the installation of solar panels on every new home and low-rise apartment building. The...
Buy or rent your property lighting?
From the first utterance of “Let there be light,” to dramatically altering civilization with the prevalence of electricity, light has always been significant to...
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...
Energy update
Given the drag higher energy costs can have on net operating income, more multifamily owners and managers are zeroing in on reducing energy use...
Why is Apple getting into the energy business?
Your company may not be going as fully or directly into the business as Apple, but you may soon want to join the ranks...
Making sense of the new refrigerant and energy guidelines
In 1987, the Montreal Protocol was introduced after finding that man-made chemicals, specifically chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), were creating a hole in the ozone layer. This...
Getting inside multifamily’s utility management operation
“In many states we’re seeing an increase in the trend to mandate submetering for any residential and commercial new building construction. Around eight states...
Lightening the load
Speed Queen, Whirlpool and Maytag all offer laundry systems that also have less impact on the environment than previous models, while making life easier...
Walking on sunshine
The recently released MIT study, “The Future of Solar Energy,” takes an in-depth look at the solar power industry, and provides up-to-date information on...
California offers energy efficiency financing for multifamily
In January, the state of California and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced an initiative that would allow PACE financing to...
Here comes the sun
The program allows energy consumers to buy electricity from community solar installations, built by private companies in or near their communities. Each installation would...
Back to the future: loss of power
At a time when the nation was facing a severe energy crisis, this 323,000 sq. ft. structure was a beacon of light illuminating the...
