We are excited to announce that the submission window for the Utility Management Advisory (UMA)Sustainability and Innovation Award is officially open! We will be accepting applications for the award until January 10, 2026. This annual award is a great way to recognize both UMA members and other industry colleagues fortheir contributions to ESG, sustainability, and…
Category: Sustainability
Energy efficiency is a resident retention tool
I once attended a conference with a team member. At the lunch break, she turned to meand said, “You are really good at doing things, and really bad at sharing what you havedone.” She was not wrong. I prefer to do the thing rather than to talk about the thing. Sincethen, I have tried to…
Simpson Housing Wins 2025 UMA “Sustainability and Innovation Award”
We are pleased to announce that the winner of this year’s Utility Management Advisory (UMA) Sustainability and Innovation Award is Simpson Housing. The Sustainability and Innovation award celebrates excellence in energy, water and / or trash management, as well as projects demonstrating measurable enhancements in sustainability practices. Earning the award was Simpson Housing’s project “Building…
Deadline extended for UMA Sustainability and Innovation Award
Great news! We will be extending the application window for the Utility Management Advisory (UMA) Sustainability and Innovation Award! Applications will now be accepted through January 31, 2025! This annual award is a great way to recognize both UMA members and other industry colleagues for their contributions to ESG, sustainability, and energy management. Here are…
Town Hall Summary: Lessons Learned from Benchmarking Reporting
The UMA Town Hall is an enthusiastic and collaborative discussion of best practices, experiences (good and bad), and pro-tips from some of the industry’s most seasoned utility management and sustainability professionals. A fantastic event that is both equal parts networking and learning, the UMA Townhall “Lessons Learned from Benchmarking Reporting” did not disappoint; the conversation…
Apply for UMA’s annual Sustainability and Innovation Award
We are excited to announce that the submission window for the Utility Management Advisory (UMA) Sustainability and Innovation Award is officially open! We will be accepting applications for the award until January 10, 2025. This annual award is a great way to recognize both UMA members and other industry colleagues for their contributions to ESG,…
Summary of UMA Town Hall: Building Performance Standards
Townhalls are some of the greatest opportunities that the UMA Offers to its members to network and share information and experiences with each other around Utility Management, Sustainability, ESG, and other diverse topics of utility management as they relate to Multifamily. Recently, the UMA hosted a townhall around the emergence of Building Performance Standards, “BPS,”…
Greystar Wins 2024 UMA “Sustainability and Innovation Award”
We are pleased to announce that the winner of this year’s Utility Management Advisory (UMA) Sustainability and Innovation Award is Greystar. The Sustainability and Innovation award celebrates excellence in energy, water and / or trash management, as well as projects demonstrating measurable enhancements in sustainability practices. Earning the award was Greystar’s sustainability project “Sustainable September”….
Apply for our 2024 Sustainability and Innovation Award
As a reminder, the submission window for the Utility Management Advisory (UMA) Sustainability and Innovation Award is official open! We will be accepting applications for the award until January 10, 2024. This annual award is a great way to recognize both UMA members and other industry colleagues for their contributions to ESG, sustainability, and energy…
EnergySTAR Portfolio Manager: largest update in a decade
In case you haven’t heard, EnergySTAR Portfolio Manager is about to embark on the largest update of ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager in a decade. Planned Enhancements EPA is planning a wide variety of enhancements including (but not limited to):• Modernized and refreshed user interface.• Expanded emissions tracking functionality.• Ability to track building performance standard applicability…