green renters – Green Landlady

Tag Archives: green renters

Can Shame Reduce Energy Consumption?

September 3, 2010 – 7:00 am

Researchers are eager to find ways to motivate the energy and water consumer’s conservation button. Can peer pressure reduce consumption or will it be our children who move us to act responsibly?

By Elizabeth Madrigal | Posted in Residents | Also tagged Australian water and energy conservation, Carbon Footprint, Energy Conservation, energy thrift, green management, Green Property Managers, green renter power, green tenant power, greener lifestyles, greenrenters.org, lizard brain energy consumption, our ganglia, shame and energy consumption, sustainable lifestyles, University of Sydney, using energy conservation tools, walkability calculator | Comments (2)

Investing in Green Property Improvements

September 1, 2010 – 7:00 am

Self-financing building improvements for a guaranteed utility savings and a measurable, perennial return on investment makes financial sense. This article provides a historical perspective on our credit addiction and asks us to get smart and pay as we go.

By Elizabeth Madrigal | Posted in Business | Also tagged 360 State Street, deflation, energy efficiency, Energy Independence, energy savings, Fuel Cells, green improvements, green property management, Green Property Managers, guaranteed return on investment, history of credit, history of money, inflation, interest rates, non-combustion power, on site energy production investment, on-site energy production, on-site solar panels, Return on investment, self-finance, self-financing sustainable improvements, solar PV arrays, sustainability improvements, sustainable improvements to improve income, UTC Power, utility savings, water savings | Comments (0)

Green Renters: Curious About Your Commute?

August 30, 2010 – 7:00 am

Housing and travel costs are clearly of concern to renters and property managers. Walk Score and CNT’s Housing and Affordability Index have partnered to enable individuals to make more informed decisions about their living and working environments.

By Kimberly Madrigal | Posted in Residents | Also tagged Alex Wilson, Andersonville Study of Retail Economics, buying local, calculating commuting costs, Civic Economics, CNT Housing & Transportation Affordability Index, commuting via public transportation, Green Property Managers, Rachel Navaro, transportation energy intensity of buildings, Walk Score | Comments (0)

When and Why to Call an Arborist

August 27, 2010 – 7:10 am

Trees add more than aesthetic value to a property and other than general care, their health should be placed in the hands of a professional arborist. Finding a certified professional is the best way to assure quality care.

By Elizabeth Madrigal | Posted in Business | Also tagged American Society of Consulting Arborists, arborists, cable brace tree installation, certified arborists, discount tree services, door knocker tree services, green landscapes, green management, green managers, lightening-protection for trees, National Arborists Association, natural landscape, proper true pruning, pruning for hurricanes, Society of Arboriculture, Tree Care Industry Association, tree healthcare, tree pest elimination, trees as insurable assets | Comments (2)

Sub-Metering: Sustainability’s Stepchild

August 20, 2010 – 7:00 am

Sub-metering in new multifamily construction is beginning to gain acceptance across America. It may be a worthwhile investment in an existing building too, and would provide a mechanism for making residents accountable.

By Elizabeth Madrigal | Posted in Business | Also tagged green property management, RUBS, sub-metering water, water conservation, Water Purveyors, water utilities, WaterSense | Comments (0)

Green Property Management on a Budget

August 18, 2010 – 6:26 am

The challenges the recession presents for facilities managers are multiple and continuing to grow. Building engineers and real estate agents have also seemingly become interchangeable in owners’ minds, as economics dominate hiring and retention decisions. For the superintendent accustomed to keeping the building humming, the leasing, sales and paperwork expectations can be overwhelming. For the [...]

By Elizabeth Madrigal | Posted in Business | Also tagged apartment building repairs, apartment management, benchmarking building water and energy usage, CLFS, cost of aerators, cost of caulk, cost of insulation, cost of low-flow faucets and fixtures, cost of low-flow showerheads, cost of weather stripping, costs of WaterSense fixtures and products, DOE, Dual flush toilet fixture kits, green pest control, green property management, Green Property Managers, Green realtors, green tenants, landlord/tenant shared cost upgrades, Low flow showerheads, multifamily housing management, Portfolio Manager, Property management on a budget, realtors-turned-property-managers, recession budgets, Recommissioning apartments, Solar attic fans, ventilation strategies | Comments (2)

Does Your Association Have a Sustainability Committee?

August 16, 2010 – 6:30 am

A robust and active sustainability committee can enhance the value of an association membership and ensure members have the information they need to keep their property values high and their units attractive to new green renters.

By Kimberly Madrigal | Posted in Business | Also tagged apartment association education, apartment association sustainability committees, apartment building commissioning, benchmarking with Portfolio Manager, bicycle storage, eco-certified products for multifamily, electric vehicle hookups, energy efficient apartments, fundamentals of sutainability, green cleaning products, Green Maintenance, green property management, Green Property Managers, greenwashing, heat island effects, light pollution, low-flow fixtures, Low-VOC Paint, monthly apartment newlesters, rainwater harvesting for apartment buildings, reducing heat island effects, renewable energy use in apartment buildings, renter recylcng programs, resdient education, smoke free apartments, stoemwater management plan, Stormwater Best Management Practices, sustainable materials for multifamily, sustainable operations and management, sustainable site operations for multifamily, WaterSense Conservation Program | Comments (0)

Raising Green Renters

August 13, 2010 – 6:30 am

Green lifestyles do not appear out of thin air and it is important not just for educators, but property managers to do their part in raising green renters.

By Elizabeth Madrigal | Posted in Residents | Also tagged ADA, Americans with Disabilities, disabled access, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Green Property Managers, guest bloggers, making recycling easier, parental role modeling, role modeling sustainability, sustainability, sustainable lifestyles, sustainable property management | Comments (0)

EPA Stormwater Survey 86′d for Now

August 11, 2010 – 6:33 am

The NMHC and the NAA temporarily held the EPA back from implementing a mandatory owners’ survey, but a new stormwater runoff rule is brewing just the same. Stormwater control benefits everyone, but particularly the property owner.

By Elizabeth Madrigal | Posted in Business | Also tagged bioretention, catch basins, cisterns, Clean Water Act, constructed wetlands, detention basins, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, EPA Stormwater Survey, Federal Register NMHC, G, green property management, green property manager, green roofs, ground water, NAA, permeable concrete, permeable modular block, point sources of pollution, porous asphalt, rain barrels, rain gardens, sand filters, Section 308 of the CWA, Stormwater control, swales, tree boxes, water percolation, wetland channels | Comments (2)

Portland’s Green Building Rock Star

August 6, 2010 – 7:00 am

When Ben Walsh, a well-liked and respected Portland builder, decided to build an affordable home with the efficiency of a luxury home he had no idea his ingenuity would be patent-worthy. Here’s a hint: Ply-On-Foam.

By Elizabeth Madrigal | Posted in Business | Also tagged affordable green homes, Beaverton, Ben Walsh, better green building practices, bicycle commuters, Building Industry Rock Stars, Conservation Training Company, Energy Star, Energy Trust of Oregon, EPS, Expanded Polystyrene Insulation, green apartments, green building, green homebuyers, green managers, Green One Construction, Hybrid energy systems, Innovative wall assemblies, insulation, kent hegsted, Leed for homes, middle class green building, Portland, Sage Green Living, seismic wall assembly, styrofoam, sustainability as a value, sustainable housing developments, the green building premium, USGBC | Comments (0)