Massachusetts to Ban Some Commercial Food Waste
Massachusetts will enact a statewide commercial food waste disposal ban beginning Oct. 1.read more
View ArticleRising to the Better Buildings Challenge
Eileen Lee As climate change, pollution and volatile energy prices have an increasing impact on the world, social and political pressures to reduce carbon emissions are rising. Real estate remains one...
View ArticleCalifornia Introduces Green Waste Diversion Bill
California has introduced a bill to encourage local governments to recycle and divert their green waste from landfills.read more
View ArticleCommercial Real Estate Gears Up For Tax Reform
For the past several years, Congress has promised to reform our nation’s overly intricate tax code. However, thus far, we’ve done little more than talk in broad brush strokes. The road to...
View Article10 Pieces of Legislation That Could Impact Commercial Real Estate
The 113th Congress has many pieces of legislation before it which, if passed, could impact the commercial real estate industry, mostly in very significant and positive ways.read more
View ArticleConventional and Affordable Apartments Get Green With Fannie Mae
The federal government keeps expanding its suite of loan products that encourage energy efficiency.read more
View ArticleQuantifying Investment Risk: Ranking the Resilience of 50 Global Cities
Traditional methods of property investment risk assessment are insufficient in a world facing unprecedented challenges such as rising sea levels, overpopulation, inequality and access to natural...
View ArticleChanging the Game
Five years ago, BOMA International was one of the founding members of the Better Buildings Alliance (originally called the Commercial Real Estate Energy Alliance). read more
View ArticleGreening the Construction Codes
This year, the International Code Council is considering changes for the 2015 edition of its green building code—the International Green Construction Code.read more
View ArticleCalifornia Offers Energy Efficiency Financing for Multifamily
Thousands of California multifamily properties may soon become more energy efficient, thanks to new plans there to make Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing available to affordable housing...
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