October 7, 2010 – 7:30 am
3000 lucky property owners will get some ‘homework’ in the mail shortly in the form of a stormwater survey. For guidance on the completion of the survey, multifamily owners may want to join a local chapter of the National Apartment Agency as they have prepared a help piece for the survey completion.
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
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Posted in Business
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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 renters, green roofs, ground water, 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
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August 5, 2010 – 12:14 pm
FHA was recently authorized to lend $5 billion more this year to the multifamily industry, but it was a close call. Remember to thank your local and/or national apartment association.
At the National Apartment Association’s Annual Education Summit, John Klein of JDM Associates offered sage advice on multifamily best sustainable operations and maintenance practices to increase operation income through reduced water consumption.
By Kimberly Madrigal
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Posted in Water
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Also tagged benchmarking for water, damage from overwatering landscape, dual flush toilets, green property management, high efficiency toilets, John Klein JDM Associates, National Apartment Association Education Summit, National Resources Defence Council, Niagra Earth Massage Showerhead, NRDC, Portfolio Manager, rising sewer charges, sustainable multifamily operations and management, toilet retrofit kits, water conservation, water shortages by 2050, WaterSense, WaterSense minimum flow rates
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The Utility Cost Takeout strategy developed by Sean Delehanty at BAE Systems has led to over a million dollars a year in savings for his company. What lessons are there for multifamily?
By Kimberly Madrigal
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Posted in Energy
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Also tagged BAE Systems, benchmarking, benchmarking multifamily, climate crisis, Energy Auditing, energy efficiency, green education, green property management, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, increased net operating income, Los Angeles Chapter of USGBC, multifamily asset valuation, National Apartment Association, resident education programs, Sean Delehanty, sustainability committee, Sustainable O & M, sustainable operations and management, understanding utility bills, Utility Cost Takeout, utility rebate programs
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A disruption in the manager/resident balance of power can be a consequence of any management change. For some tenants, however, a conversion to green management may feel like they are being asked to drink “the Kool-Aid”.
By Elizabeth Madrigal
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Posted in Business
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Also tagged apartment association, Apprenticing, conflict resolution, green management, management education, National Apartment Association, National Multi Housing Council, NMHC, Property Management, property management continuing education, resident relations, tenant education, Work Force Development
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February 16, 2010 – 7:45 am
With occupancy rates and down and fewer qualified renters, it can be a challenge for multifamily property managers to meet their budgets. One way to increase net operating income is through improved energy efficiency. By improving energy performance property managers increase asset value, enhance market competitiveness, and promote an image of community and corporate responsibility.
February 8, 2010 – 7:48 am
The National Apartment Association (NAA) offers on-line leasing and rental applications to members of affiliated apartment associations. The NAA on-line leasing program can be easily integrated with your existing software and applications to rent can be added to your property’s website, an appealing and convenient feature for today’s wired renter.
January 27, 2010 – 7:35 am
Funding limits on weatherization retrofits have been raised to $6,500 per unit and income eligibility requirements are now 200% of poverty level. If you feel you have residents that may qualify, consider a weatherization upgrade through the DOE’s Weatherization Assistance Program, not only for the tenant’s well being but to increase your property’s energy efficiency and value.
January 11, 2010 – 7:51 pm
The EPA has proposed change the lead-paint rules and definition from 5,000 parts per million to 600 parts per million to the chagrine of the multifamily housing industry. Objections to the proposed rules change, required as part of a lawsuit settlement brought by the Sierra Club and other advocacy groups, will take place in April 2010.
By Elizabeth Madrigal
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Posted in Business
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Also tagged affordable housing, apartments, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, lead abatement specialists, lead paint, lead paint disclosures, lead paint exposure, Lead Paint Rule Changes, lead removel, market-rate housing, multifamily housing, NMHC, remodelers, third party renovators
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