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How do I work through my utility company to determine programs that are available for my company?

Posted on February 20, 2019

How do I work through my utility company to determine programs that are available for my company? Check desireusa.org:  provides listing of programs for each state and each utility company (these may be dated, but provide good guide) Check utility website: there are typically resident programs and business programs.  Some utilities classify multifamily as resident…

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Smart Apartments….you need to look under the mat

Posted on January 29, 2019

Everyone is talking about Smart Apartments. Smart this.  Smart that.  I think that it is important to consider, when you are evaluating either building Smart Apartments or retrofitting existing apartment building that you first start by looking at your infrastructure.  That means the cable wiring.  How will the smart locks work?  What happens if you…

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Maintenance is the properties lead sustainability secret

Posted on September 18, 2018

Who is included in the majority of property reviews – good or bad?  Properties maintenance personnel! Who at the property has more one -to-one interfaces with a resident than other property personnel?  Maintenance personnel! Who does the property depend on to install low-flow aerators, check units for leaks – toilets, faucets, water heaters?  Maintenance personnel!…

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Water and Sewer bills are rising fast

Posted on August 15, 2018

A recent Wall Street Journal article pointed out that water and sewer bills have increased over 5.5% annually over the last decade, three times the rate of inflation.  And that pace is likely to continue, due to aging water and sewer infrastructure. https://www.wsj.com/articles/who-is-paying-to-fix-outdated-water-and-sewer-systems-you-are-1521106201 If it hasn’t already, this will pinch the pocketbooks of apartment owners…

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Water and Sewer bills are rising fast

Posted on August 7, 2018

A recent Wall Street Journal article pointed out that water and sewer bills have increased over 5.5% annually over the last decade, three times the rate of inflation.  And that pace is likely to continue, due to aging water and sewer infrastructure. https://www.wsj.com/articles/who-is-paying-to-fix-outdated-water-and-sewer-systems-you-are-1521106201 If it hasn’t already, this will pinch the pocketbooks of apartment owners…

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50% or water is wasted!

Posted on June 25, 2018

Weather-based irrigation controllers can use data to help save money.  Read more from the EPA: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-01/documents/ws-products-minireport-irrigation-controllers.pdf

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Walk Scores Explained

Posted on April 10, 2018

With some Internet Listing Services and property websites now including a community’s walk score, its important to understand just what this means and how it impacts the marketability of the community. There is even an app that potential renters can download that allows them to find apartments in their desired area based on walk score….

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Marketing your “Green” Efforts

Posted on August 24, 2017

We began to market our “green” efforts as we implemented them at our properties.   Not because potential residents were requesting the information, but because we wanted to stand out from our competition We wanted the current and potential residents to know that we had taken steps to save them money. So, we started educating the…

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Getting Started

Posted on April 13, 2017

Perhaps a tired issue, but still is a tough one:  “How to begin” the conservation efforts.  The task of harnessing all of our properties utilities – measuring, reducing, continuing the process, is daunting.  What are my criteria? Well, I want anything that will make an impact immediately and over the long haul, save money, have…

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Benchmarking Water Bills – Are water saving retro fits worth the cash out lay when residents pay the bill?

Posted on July 27, 2016

Benchmarking your average water bills to other communities in your zip code area is an excellent way to determine your competitiveness. Resident retention can be directly tied to many metrics at a community and the price of water per month is definitely at the top of the list in many markets. Quantifying a retrofit program…

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