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Live near where you work.
Buildings may account for 39% of greenhouse gas emissions but your daily commute may account for another 30%. People often think of their housing and car expenses as separate entities but they’re not. Your commute requires car payments, maintenance, gas and insurance. However, if you live close enough to work [...]
SA look to the past offers easy substitutions for single-use paper products.
Harbor Properties is seeking Built Green Certification for their new Link Apartments in Seattle. Located in a convenient, walkable neighborhood close to public transit, this new mixed-use building is designed with green renter in mind.
If I could characterize in one-word what it takes for my generation to lead a sustainable life, I would say it is mindfulness.
For this and future holiday seasons it makes sense to reconsider our consumption. What can a reasonable person gift that considers the Reduce, Reuse and Recyle concepts?
In buildings with older wiring a good strategy is for management to include electrical outlet and wiring checks as part of a semi-annual health and safety inspection.
Green property managers can and should reduce your energy and water consumption on your properties to reduce expenses, but there is nothing like curb appeal to help you raise your operating income.
With the holidays upon us and our annual rite of gift giving about to or having commenced, take a moment to consider past gifts that still hold meaning for you. It could be a child’s drawing or something handmade from a friend. Another fabulous perk about personal gifts is that they are rarely made of or packaged in plastic!
It often seems that sustainability is a matter of sacrifice, but it’s actually a practice that considers abundance as one of its organizing principles.
By incorporating donation areas into your community center or laundry room, giving is interwoven into the fabric of the community. In addition, those old books, towels and clothes stay out of landfills and can reduce waste disposal fees.
