Tag: utility management
Let’s talk about sewer
When Salt-N-Pepa’s song “Let’s talk about sex” came out in August of 1991, I thought it was important. I am not certain that they...
Apartment investors dig data
Utility management and benchmarking systems help property managers avoid fees, make smart investments and comply with the law. Here’s one way to pay a lot...
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...
Energy Bill inches closer to finish line
Of particular interest to the multifamily industry have been provisions related to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) role in the development of building energy...
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...
Not your father’s utility management program
Each grew up with, and eventually stepped in to run their family’s apartment business. Each took the baton and carried their multifamily enterprise into...
Utility management’s role in maintaining your budget
There are several components that make up an efficient utility management program. Resident utility billing, vacant cost recovery, accurate budgeting tools, advanced analytics, and...
Utility costs rising
It isn’t just the additional cost that’s irking California residents—it’s the growing suspicion among neighbors suddenly stuck splitting one big water bill. A vast...
Conservation: getting back
Headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif., NWP Services Corporation is a significant player in utility billing and management, submeter installation and management, and payment services....
Time is on my side
Multifamily buildings are the last big game on the horizon. Single-family homes, offices, and factories have been tracked and surveyed for their energy use...
Rising tide raises all rates
The state now expects all of the utilities it regulates to consider how sea level rise, extreme weather and other possible effects related to...
Building the braintrust
The future of utility management in our industry is abundant in opportunity, yet fraught with challenge. Collaboration is critical as we move forward, and...
Smart measures
Peter Drucker, the man who has been called the inventor of modern management, is credited with saying, "You can't manage what you can't measure."...
