This article from the USA Today points out that new energy efficiency ratings for appliances from Energy Star are long overdue. The companion article pointed out that “of the major appliances currently for sale at Sears.com, 84% of fridges, 92% of clothes washers, and 97% of dishwashers are Energy Star–certified. Every single front-loading clothes washer sold…
Author: Tom Spangler
Are you offering Free Water?
All apartment managers need to watch this video. This is a cautionary tale of why you need a water billing program for your residents at every one of your properties. It’s a little over the top (please excuse some of the language), but that’s what makes it funny and drives the point home. We all know that nothing is…
A New Idea for Recycling in Multifamily
Waste Management has a new way to add recycling to multifamily properties that are short on available space. They have developed a split container dumpster with two sections – one for regular trash and one for single-stream recycling. This will eliminate the need for separate recycling dumpsters or toters, and the new dumpsters will fit in the original…