Operations & Technology
SPI Tests Out Green Firm Certification Program
Boston–Sustainable Performance Institute has created a new program to weed out the greenwashers.
SPI to Seek Public Comment on First Green Firm Certification Program
Boston–Many design and construction companies offer services that are not as green as they claim, so the Sustainable Performance Institute has created a new program to weed out the greenwashers.
Matchmaking Software Technology with Your Goals
Investing in new tools pays off when the software is aligned with your goals. Determining back-end analytics, then, is crucial.
Greening Your Building through Windows and Doors
New window and door technologies make it easier to control a building’s energy efficiency.
Kudos from Multifamily Organizations for Administration’s Green Building Initiative
Washington, D.C.–The Obama administration’s Better Buildings Initiative is being welcomed by two multifamily industry organizations as well as the U.S. Green Building Council.
USD’s Coyote Village Becomes South Dakota’s First LEED Gold Residence Hall
Vermillion, S.D.–Coyote Village, a 550-bed student housing building at the University of South Dakota, has become the first residence hall in the state to earn LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Green Building Continues after the Bricks Are Stacked
Diverting construction waste from the landfill is good for both the environment and your bottom line.
WEB FEATURE: Compensation Trends in Multifamily
After a couple tough years of trimming budgets and tightening belts, the commercial real estate industry is seeing compensation and hiring return to pre-crash levels, with the multifamily sector showing exceptional stability.
Managing Fractured Condos
With the financial meltdown of 2008 came a plethora of condo-conversion failures and stalled sales, which forced developers, mezzanine lenders, banks, receivers and other parties to devise alternative methods to financially stabilize their assets.
PlanetRE Launches Mobile Platform for Paperless Transactions
San Jose, Calif.—Technology provider planetRE has launched Mobile Agent, a comprehensive transaction and communications management platform for agents.