January 9, 2010 – 11:05 pm
Marketing apartments with green features is smart business. Today’s renters appreciate a healthy home environment and are willing to pay a rental premium for green features.
By Elizabeth Madrigal
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Posted in Business
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Also tagged apartments, bicycle racks, carbon monoxide detectors, CO detectors, compact flurescent lamps (CFLs), Energy, energy efficient appliances, EnergyStar, EPA, flexcar parking, fluorescent lamps, green marketing, grout-sparing tiles, how to market green, insulated pull-down shades, landladies, landlords, marketing, marketing green apartments, natural daylight, non VOC emissions, non VOC paints, non-toxic cleaning products, non-toxic wooden floor sealers, occupancy rates, residential buildings, Residents, shared car services, shared cars, skylights, smart marketing, thermal comfort, thermal windows, vacancies, ventilation, Walk Score, walkability, wooden floors, YouTube
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January 9, 2010 – 7:33 pm
ASHRAE is the acryonym for the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. It currently has about 51,000 members around the world.
January 8, 2010 – 11:08 pm
Multifamily housing managers benefit not only from the new emphasis by a majority of municipalities on sustainability and greenhouse gas reduction but from subsidies they offer residents for insulation, energy-efficient appliances and weatherization. However, owners need to be persistent in checking sources as funds often are disbursed quickly but also replenished without notice to previous applicants.
By Elizabeth Madrigal
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Posted in Business
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Also tagged apartment associations, apartments, building energy retrofits, DSIRE, efficient appliances, energy efficient appliances, Green Cities Report, green property management, green property manager, green workforce, greenhouse gases, HVACs, insulation, Living Cities, low-flow fixtures, mass transit, multifamily existing building retrofits, multifamily housing, Portland, rebates and tax incentives, subsidies, weatherization
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