As acronyms go, GRESB and ESG may not be immediately recognizable. However, if you are seeking investment funds, particularly funds from European sources, they are acronyms you probably should know.
The genesis of GRESB
GRESB originally stood for Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark. The standard grew from a meeting of EU […]
John Elfreth Watkins wrote an article in 1900 for The Ladies’ Home Journal entitled, “What may happen in the next hundred years.” The son of a civil engineer and train enthusiast, Watkins, Jr. likely inherited his appreciation of networks and their import into the future. Formed by family and imagination, Watkins presciently predicted […]
The pandemic changed the world of apartment operations seemingly overnight. People who had never heard the phrase “social distancing” quickly became dedicated practitioners. To say that the mass change in social behavior had a ripple effect on apartment operations would be a huge understatement. It was more like a tidal wave.
The pandemic […]
The U.S. energy infrastructure is large and plodding. Assets span coal mines, gas wells, oil refineries, hydro turbines, nuclear plants, generating stations, pipelines, power lines and technology—to name a few. Trillions of dollars over scores of generations have built a system that delivers a continuous stream of energy to the third-most […]
As the world gets greener and apartment residents desire to leave a smaller carbon footprint, providing electric vehicle charging stations at communities is gaining traction. Multifamily energy and sustainability roundtables inevitably are turning to accommodating renters who own or plan to buy battery-operated cars and trucks.
And it’s not just all talk. The […]
Reducing expenses through solar and other renewable energy sources is growing among affordable and conventional multifamily housing operators.
Solar energy and other renewables now make up nearly 20 percent of net domestic electrical generation in the U.S., according to Renewable Energy World. Favorable policies, programs, green contracts and incentives are affording apartment operators greater opportunities […]
Full disclosure. When I think about “I, Robot,” my mind goes to the Will Smith action movie from the early 2000s where robots take over the world. It’s scary stuff that makes you want to climb into a bunker with an abacus.
Yet, the actual source material, Isaac Asimov’s collection of short stories, […]
It is indeed an unprecedented time that we find ourselves in as uncertainty, anxiety and confusion seem to be everywhere.
As society adjusts, the Earth appears to be temporarily healing itself as reduced pollution and fewer carbon emissions result from new restrictions and limitations on global travel. Fish are visible in the Venice […]
“If you want to be an innovator in the utility management space, then adopt the SimpleBills model,” Jason Lindwall, RealPage SVP of Utility Management said. “This is the future of utilities.”
Since its genesis over 10 years ago, SimpleBills’ services have given property managers that lightbulb moment upon realizing their job has the […]
As our industry starts to get back to “normal” after the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing dramatic shifts in the way we operate our communities. We are also seeing a shift in resident expectations and preferences. In these times, we need to be adaptable and responsive to what our residents […]
