Tag: energy efficiency

What is smart infrastructure? Electric smart meters and smart grids have critical features not present in typical distribution systems today, which can be put to...

The United States has about 18 million apartments, condos and other dwellings in buildings of 5 units or more, representing nearly $22 billion a...

2012 was a momentous year for commercial energy efficiency : despite a slow-growth economy, the number of buildings registering for U.S. Green Building Council's...

Ten23 owners told the architects they wanted apartments that were filled with natural daylight, and common terraces filled with trees and lawns, to create...

First, an energy and water consumption assessment was commisioned. Simcoe Consulting was designated. The County of San Diego had just raised the drought warning to...

Simply put, green value is beginning to trump green hype, says sustainability consultant and certified green building professional Jim Simcoe, who made some predictions...

He would rather operate his apartment business in the Midwest markets, where there is a controlled amount of supply and flat to small population...

Coming down the pike, on the federal, state and local levels in cities around the country, is legislation that will require multifamily owners to...