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Wheels to Go, Please

November 18, 2010 – 8:33 am

Car sharing started in Europe in the late 1990’s, but the United States now produces half of the customers for this novel, Greenhouse gas-reducing transportation model. How soon before your tenants will expect a shared-car service amenity?

By Elizabeth Madrigal | Posted in Business | Also tagged car sharing, car-share services, Connect by Hertz, Dockside, Electric Vehicles, Fuel efficient vehicles, green property management, green property manager, green renters, LEED, parking, sustainability advocates, the Economist, US Green Building Council, Wall Street Journal | Comments (2)

A New Kind of Give & Take for Green Property Management

September 28, 2010 – 7:30 am

As of August 21, 2010, we have overshot nature’s budget for the year, meaning we have consumed more than the earth can produce, its ‘biocapacity’ and we are now ’spending’ our future reserves. By actively advocating the borrowing, re-using, sharing and swapping, green property management professionals help to ensure their communities stay vibrant and assist green renters in their efforts to draw down consumption.

By Kimberly Madrigal | Posted in Business | Also tagged ancillary income, bartering, biocapacity, borrowing, car sharing, collaborative consumption, Freecycle, green property management, green renters, lending, nature' budget, NeighborGoods, Rachel Botsman, resident education programs, ReUseIt Network, Roo Rogers, sharing, swapping, SwapStyle | Comments (1)

Wednesdays With Will Clark: Certifications, Retention & Creating Community

June 30, 2010 – 6:30 am

In the final installment of our interview, veteran asset manager Will Clark considers on-site energy production, green certifications and other operations and sustainability measures that affect the multifamily housing sector.

By Kimberly Madrigal | Posted in Business | Also tagged 4H, benchmarking multifamily, BRE Environmental Assessment Method, BREEAM, capture utility data, CARE, Carpet America Recovery Effort, community gardens, Electric Vehicles, energy producers, EnergyStar, EVs, green leases, green property management, GreenBuilt, improving NOI, Indoor air quality, LEED, LEED Rating Systems, mass transit, micro turbines, net zero, Passive House, passive house standards, PassivHaus, resident retention, Senior Housing, solar incentives, solar initiatives, solar panels, Southface, sustainable property management, Victory gardens, WalkScore | Comments (0)

Zipping Through the 21st Century

June 4, 2010 – 7:00 am

With the announcement that Zipcar is going public, car sharing takes another step closer to becoming a feasible transportation alternative for more Americans. As multifamily currently houses about a third of the U.S. population, green property managers need to be prepared to offer opportunities for residents to participate in this new type of transportation.

By Kimberly Madrigal | Posted in Business | Also tagged amenities, ancillary income, car sharing programs, Clean Fleet Report, Connect by Hertz, DailyFinance, Enterprise WeCar, Frost & Sullivan, John Addison, LAXCarShare, Melissa Hebert, sustainable operations and management, U Car Share | Comments (0)