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ENERGY STAR® Month, Environmental Sustainability, Financial Management
The Business Case for Sustainability – Don Erb
Making room for sustainability initiatives in the budget, both environmental and beyond, means making the case for it. In this video, Don Erb, senior sustainability associate for the University of Buffalo, talks through [...]
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Design & Construction, Environmental Sustainability, Lighting
Looking into LEED: Light Pollution
Light pollution is one of many environmental factors to consider when working on a new or existing project. And it is one best observed at a distance.
If you have ever been on the highway at night, you can see little [...]
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Environmental Sustainability
Rain, Rain, Stay Here: Commercial Rainwater Harvesting
Sometimes, a property team must seek out sustainability initiatives or energy-saving solutions. Sometimes, they fall right from the sky. Rainwater harvesting is a valuable and cost-effective sustainability strategy [...]
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Environmental Sustainability
Don’t Waste Good Waste: Composting for Commercial
Rooftop gardens and water- saving interior landscapes are already integrating green practices into the daily lives of tenants and staff. However, there is another green system that is becoming popular in commercial bui [...]
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Design & Construction, Environmental Sustainability
Sustainable Sites: What Your Site Needs to Stay Green
The amount of thought and organization that goes into managing a site. While it is always stressful to add another consideration to the plate, keeping a site sustainable can save money and time in the long run, while mak [...]
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COVID-19, Environmental Sustainability, Webinars
The Future of Sustainability in Response to COVID-19 Webinar
On June 11,2020, BOMA Georgia members met to discuss the sustainability piece to the COVID-19 re-entry puzzle. Nancy Larson, LEED AP O+M with Envision Realty Services and Becca Rushin with Jamestown led a presentation on [...]
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Environmental Sustainability
Creating a Culture of Sustainability – Don Erb
Sustainable practices take time to develop in a company. Don Erb, the senior sustainability associate at the University of Buffalo, talks about how creating a culture of sustainability doesn't just start from the top dow [...]
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Environmental Sustainability
Climate change and how it might affect CRE in the future
While often a political hot-button, climate change has the potential for massive effects on the commercial real estate industry. The past couple of years have seen rising sea levels, larger storms and and increased empha [...]
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Environmental Sustainability, Healthy Buildings
WELL Building Foundations – Kat West
Kat West with JLL, breaks down the foundations of the WELL building standard and how they improve the tenant experience. She breaks the food standards in both versions 1 and 2. West also talks about fitness and gives som [...]
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Environmental Sustainability, Operations & Maintenance
Sustainability: From Low-Hanging Fruit to Cutting Edge
Sustainability can sometimes feel like a nebulous goal. People throw the word around a lot, but it seems overwhelming to tackle an entire sustainability project at once. While large scale changes can have social and econ [...]
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Environmental Sustainability, Professional Development
Are You a LEED-er? What LEED Credentialing Means for O+M
Green jobs and environmentally conscious management practices are ever-growing in the commercial real estate and facilities management industry. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credentialin [...]
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Design & Construction, Environmental Sustainability, Healthy Buildings, Operations & Maintenance, Tenant Experience
“Grow” Your Tenant Amenities by Adding a Farm
It is no secret that the expectations for office spaces are changing. As work environments continue to blur the lines between work and play, property managers and building engineers alike must consider new and innovative [...]
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Environmental Sustainability, Professional Development
BOMA 360: Creating Value Through People
Joel Corley has been working with BOMA 360, a performance designation program, for almost ten years. He talks about what it can add to your company and how it works through people to make changes. [...]
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Environmental Sustainability, Roofing
Urban Beekeeping and CRE – Susan Hammer
Susan Hammer with JLL talks about what it's like to have beehives on properties and the decision to put them on her Beacon-owned property in Chicago. Find out more about urban beekeeping and what it takes here: http://om [...]
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Environmental Sustainability
2019 Green Lease Leaders Announced at BOMA International Conference
IMT and the DOE Better Buildings Alliance recognize leading-edge landlords, tenants, and real estate teams representing more than 501 million square feet of commercial, retail, and industrial space whose leasing practice [...]
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Environmental Sustainability, Professional Development
BOMI-HP: The High-Performance, Environmental Sustainability Designation
What does it mean to run a high-performance building? The task to make large-scale systems work efficiently and environmentally can seem daunting. With occupancy demand on the rise, it may seem there is more needed for a [...]
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Design & Construction, Environmental Sustainability, Roofing
CRE and the Bee
Bees buzzing around can help the garden, but can it help a commercial real estate asset’s bottom line? A new free white paper from BOMA Georgia and the BOMA Georgia Foundation outlines how the commercial real estate in [...]
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Environmental Sustainability
Surging Solar Energy
Solar energy use has surged at about 20 percent each year over the past 15 years thanks to rapidly falling prices and gains in efficiency. Japan, Germany, and the United States are major markets for solar cells. With tax [...]
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Environmental Sustainability
Defining the Role of the Sustainability Manager – Craig Haglund
Craig Haglund with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency discusses the role of the "energy" or "sustainability" manager in property management. Explaining how this role benefits and impacts a business, building or org [...]
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Environmental Sustainability, Preparedness, Soft Skills/Interpersonal
Project Management & Resiliency: Preparing for the Challenges of the Future – John Scott
John Scott, RPA, with Colliers International, discusses some of the challenges of the future and how many can be mitigated by today's project management and resiliency best practices. [...]
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