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- Environmental Sustainability, Financial Management A Reinvestment Approach to Budgeting October 3, 2022 | By: Christopher Lelle, C.E.M. As we continue towards the end of another budget season, many of us are moving through a marathon of long hours to create our budgets. We are working to create a budget that meets the needs of the building and the financ [...]
- Design & Construction, Environmental Sustainability 5 Sustainable Landscaping Trends to Watch in 2022 September 6, 2022 | By: Kathryn Kavanagh Landscaping trends are always evolving, particularly trends that focus on sustainability and less maintenance. Staying up to date with these trends helps your commercial property cut costs and increase environmentally co [...]
- Environmental Sustainability, Tenant Experience Vertical Farming Methods in Commercial Real Estate June 27, 2022 | By: Kathryn Kavanagh In recent years, commercial real estate owners and managers have been moving toward environmental sustainability systems that are cost-effective and beneficial to tenants and staff. One of these systems is rooftop garden [...]
- Design & Construction, Environmental Sustainability, Roofing Green Roof Sustainability and Maintenance June 13, 2022 | By: Kathryn Kavanagh What does it mean to have a green roof? A green roof is any roof with a layer of vegetation over it. Green roofs can be extensive or intensive. Extensive green roofs usually focus on low growing plants and a thin layer o [...]
- Environmental Sustainability ENERGY STAR® Certification Nation Update June 6, 2022 | By: CRE Insight Journal In 2014, ENERGY STAR® celebrated its 15-year anniversary through the first Certification Nation campaign. In honor of the ENERGY STAR program’s 30th anniversary, ENERGY STAR has opened a new Certification Nation campa [...]
- Environmental Sustainability, Healthy Buildings Pollinator Friendly Tips for Building Owners and Managers May 31, 2022 | By: Kathryn Kavanagh For the past few years, there has been an ongoing conversation about the importance of pollinators to the health of ecosystems and biodiversity. Commercial real estate industry stakeholders have a unique opportunity to i [...]
- Environmental Sustainability, Lighting Lighting Quality: Definitions, Options, and Methods of Measure December 13, 2021 | By: Owen Kavanagh Lighting quality is an important issue affecting much of the American populace. How do lights affect us? How is that measured? Knowing the terms and information surrounding light quality and measurement can assist proper [...]
- Environmental Sustainability, Financial Management Ways to Save: Sustainability Resources October 25, 2021 | By: Owen Kavanagh Sustainability is an important and tangible concern for everyone involved in buildings, from the owners and staff down to the tenants themselves. The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, a [...]
- Environmental Sustainability, Operations & Maintenance Building Benchmarking: Constance Hodges October 21, 2021 | By: Constance Hodges In the journey to energy efficiency and a high ENERGY STAR® score, benchmarking is an essential step. In this video, Constance Hodges with Cousins Properties, details how ENERGY STAR® benchmarking can enhance your buil [...]
- Environmental Sustainability, Tenant Experience Behind the Curtain: Increased Tenant Transparency October 19, 2021 | By: Scott Baker While energy performance has been the focus for most building owners, property managers, and building engineers for many years, there is now more of a push to see this reported. In recent years, Environmental, Social, an [...]
- Environmental Sustainability, Operations & Maintenance Sustainable Management: an Interview with Brenden Welch October 18, 2021 | By: Brendan Welch Brenden Welch is Bridge Commercial Real Estate’s Director of Property Management for the greater Atlanta area. He has over twenty-five years in the commercial real estate industry and sit at the cutting edge of buildin [...]
- Design & Construction, Environmental Sustainability Sustainable Performance: Key Performance Indicators Property Managers and Operators Should Evaluate October 12, 2021 | By: Owen Kavanagh With maintenance and operation costs on the rise, sustainability is becoming more important everyday. Sustainable options exist in nearly every commercial real estate market, but what are some of the ways sustainable per [...]
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Become a 365 member today. CRE Insight 365, Soft Skills/Interpersonal, Workforce Development Sustainability Strategy and Competitive Advantage Through Workforce Coaching Investments September 29, 2021 | By: Cynthia Mills We used to talk about generational chasms, immigration policy, and a qualified workforce as our primary issues in human resources. That migrated to not enough Gen X to fill the vacancies left by Boomers and our need to d [...] - Environmental Sustainability, Financial Management Sustainable O+M Purchasing August 24, 2021 | By: Owen Kavanagh Sustainability is at the forefront of many minds, from building managers to office tenants, sustainable operations are a trendy topic for many in Commercial Real Estate (CRE). Sustainable operations and maintenance (O+M) [...]
- Environmental Sustainability, Financial Management Understanding 179D: Commercial Building Energy Efficiency Tax Deductions July 12, 2021 | By: Owen Kavanagh Many building owners and designers are moving towards “greener” pastures, but renovating and building environmentally friendly buildings can be costly. To incentivize more eco-friendly design, the United States Gover [...]
- Environmental Sustainability, Industrial Real Estate Attainable Sustainability Initiatives for Industrial July 8, 2021 | By: Luci Smith, BOMA Fellow, RPA, FMA Creating sustainability initiatives on an industrial property is about relationship building with your tenant. in this video, Luci Smith with Link Logistics discusses different attainable and foundational ways her teams [...]
- Environmental Sustainability, Industrial Real Estate Sustainable Industrial Real Estate Management June 23, 2021 | By: Luci Smith Finding new paths for environmental sustainability looks different in the industrial real estate space. In this video, Luci Smith, Director of Property Management with Link Logistics, explains a few ways property manager [...]
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Become a 365 member today. 2021 BOMA SRC, CRE Insight 365, Preparedness, Risk Management Resiliency & the Effect on Commercial Real Estate April 8, 2021 | By: John Scott and Murray Greene Making a building last starts long before the doors open. In this video produced for the 2021 BOMA Southern Region Conference, John Scott with Colliers and Murray Greene with Greene Commercial Real Estate Group explain w [...] - Design & Construction, Environmental Sustainability, Lighting Looking into LEED: Light Pollution July 20, 2020 | By: Molly Looman 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 [...]
- Environmental Sustainability Rain, Rain, Stay Here: Commercial Rainwater Harvesting July 13, 2020 | By: Molly Looman 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 [...]