Operations & Technology

Mike Whaling: Reaching Your Audience

MHN catches up with Mike Whaling during the AIM 2010 conference. With so many ways to reach the –whether new prospects or to retain existing residents–marketing teams must realize one size doesn’t fit all apartment communities.

Extreme Weather: Impact on Where, How We Build

Extreme weather, causing larger storms, stronger winds and more flooding than ever before.

Affordable Apt. Project in Chicago Goes Green

Chicago–$9.8 million came through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

U.S. Conference of Mayors Embrace Green Building Agenda

Oklahoma City–The U.S. Conference of Mayors has embraced a green building policy agenda.

LEED AP for Neighborhood Development Introduced

Washington, D.C.–The LEED AP ND exam measures knowledge of the LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System.

‘Ecopads’ for Green-Conscious Renters

Will green features in apartment residences attract renters in a market with a fair amount of choice?

Tower Cos. Develops ‘Ecopads’ for Green-Conscious Renters

Silver Spring, Md.–Will green features in apartment residences attract renters in a market with a fair amount of choice?

HUD Puts Grant Money Behind New LEED Standard

Washington, D.C.–The goal of LEED-ND is to help reduce sprawl, decrease automobile dependence, encourage healthy living and protect threatened species.

Germany’s Passive House Standard Gains Momentum?

Dresden/Darmstadt, GERMANY–The Passive House standard was conceived in Germany.

Achieving LEED Silver with Metal Frame Construction

By Diana Mosher, Editor-in-Chief Mission Walk is a development by Berry Street LLC—an affiliate of BRIDGE Housing Corporation—and the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA). “This workforce housing is for folks who earn too much to qualify for low income housing but not enough to buy market rate housing in San Francisco,” says Richard Stacy, FAIA, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects (LMSA), the San Francisco-based firm that designed Mission Walk. [Mission Walk was featured in MHN Magazine’s May issue. Click here to read “Development & Design: Staying in San Francisco.”] Mission Walk is on track to being certified LEED Silver. The paperwork…