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A Crash Course in Energy Management and BEPS Compliance
The term “going green” has been meaningful for most of our professional lives. It was something building managers did to take advantage of incentives or demonstrate civic values. Today, the climate crisis paradigm is shifting to a more urgent tenor. With this shift, jurisdictions are increasingly moving in the direction of adding sticks to
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Thoughts from an Old Timer about Modern Green Concepts
It is hard to know where to begin – been around the sun a few many decades and sure have seen a lot of changes! So, let’s talk about these new-fangled ideas that clearly the post Boomers have been busy reviewing! I grew up in an era of returning empty glass bottles, participating in potlucks
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A Legal Guide to Going Paperless
Community associations generate a lot of paper: board meeting packages, correspondence with owners, meeting notices, et cetera. Some have even wondered if common interest communities alone could keep paper companies up and running – even without any help from lawyers (who also admittedly generate a ton of paper). Using paper is costly – both environmentally
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Using Energy Efficiency to Save Money and the Planet
Change is Coming for Common Ownership Communities The District of Columbia and its surrounding counties have ambitious climate action plans to “decarbonize” and dramatically reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. They are actively working to meet these goals through a mix of incentives and legislative and regulatory mandates that will directly impact Common Ownership
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