Tag: sustainability
Enhancing appeal through sustainability
One of the many things I loved when I was at a certain property management company was the creative way that they approached their...
Habitat Metro Delivers 70-Unit Sustainable Eco-Friendly Apartment Project ECO Phoenix in Downtown Phoenix Arizona
Habitat Metro has officially completed ECO Phoenix, a sustainable multifamily development located at 301 E. Roosevelt Street in downtown Phoenix. The project spans 125,000...
Supercharge your swimming pool
It is hot outside, which always makes me want to swim (I look like a manatee in the pool, but I love it). So,...
Be smart about heating and cooling
I once counted how many thermostats there were in the common areas of a three-building midrise property to see if there were ways we...
Zoning sets the foundation for sustainability
Recently, ULI’s Lewis Center for Sustainability hosted a sustainability exchange session, titled: Reshaping the City: Zoning for Sustainability, Health, and Inclusion, in which Sara...
A greenhouse gas reporting reprieve, or not
As of February 11, 2025, the SEC’s acting Chairman, Mark Uyeda, said that the Commission will pause litigation of its climate disclosure rule in...
Consider asset hardening to reduce insurance risk
When I moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to a suburb of Dallas, Texas, I was concerned about what the weather would be...
Wilsonart Surfaces Transform 3Zero3, the Most Sustainable Apartment Building in the World
3Zero3 in Seattle, is the world’s first net-zero residential high-rise, meaning that the energy emitted by the building equals the energy produced by the...
The roots of sustainability
I was recently reminded of my early roots in sustainability in multifamily. Specifically, carrots.
For my first major renovation, I wanted to do a toilet...
GRESB is where the action is
One of my favorite Elvis Presly songs, “A little less conversation” starts with the lyric, “A little less conversation a little more action, please”,...
‘Tis the seasonality
Growing up in unincorporated Fresno where your nearest neighbor was five miles away, it was a prerequisite to have a hound dog. Mine was...
Tech firm launches BPS management solution software
GreenT Climate Software has announced the official launch of their BPS Management Solution, a web-based software built specifically for multifamily real estate portfolios to...
A short guide to staying up-to-date
The first time I ever presented a case study purely on the economic value of sustainability was at the NWP Energy Summit in 2014....
Requiem for sustainability?
As a practitioner of sustainability in multifamily, sometimes I hear things that crack me up. My all-time favorite was an article about a town...
Winter is coming
It is that time of year again! I know that some individuals are focusing on politics this week. This is understandable, but it is...
