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8 Sustainability Trends Driving Commercial Real Estate for Earth Day

The Robert Weiler Company

Construction of new green buildings and green renovation or retrofit projects increase the asset value of buildings by upwards of 9%. The material and how it’s installed are critical to constructing a building and ensuring a tight building envelope. Waste Management A new construction project always results in a lot of waste.

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The Switch to Everything Electric in Your Home

Will Springer Realtor

More homeowners understand the importance of “decarbonizing” everything from products to transportation and especially their homes – but where to begin? The decrease in energy usage has mostly come from the improvements made to heating equipment, along with better window design, insulation and construction techniques.

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PARKING AND THE IMPACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Will Springer Realtor

A builder could also agree to install more bike storage or pay a fee-in-lieu to fund public parking and transportation infrastructure that serves the entire neighborhood. Yun offers a silver lining: “I expect the pace of price appreciation to slow as demand cools and as supply improves somewhat due to more home construction.”.