Multi-Housing News - August 2009 - (Page 4)

Meet the Editorial Advisory Board This month we have special news to share. It’s my pleasure to introduce and welcome the new Editorial Advisory Board to the MHN masthead. We’ve assembled a geographically diverse group that reflects our commitment to provide content pertaining to all aspects of the multifamily lifecycle. They’ll be acting as a sounding board for the editorial team throughout the year as we continue to bring you the most important trends, opportunities and best practices for all who develop, invest in and operate multi-housing properties. On behalf of everyone at MHN, I thank our Editorial Advisory Board members in advance for sharing their insights and for their service to the industry. You’ll see many familiar names listed on the Editorial Advisory Board (and more names will be added in September as several outstanding invitations are confirmed). We regret that space is limited—for every one person we approached, there were two more we had to leave out. But whenever a spot opens up, we’ll move quickly to fill it. In the meantime, please continue to join us online at LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. Our social network is growing quickly, with new members joining every day. I encourage you to get the most out of these vital new communities. Make connections by posting a link to an interesting video, sharing some research or starting a discussion about a topic that catches your attention in this month’s magazine. The August issue of MHN delves into the nuts and bolts of developing and operating green multifamily properties. In “A Deeper Shade of Green” (Cover Story, page 30), Contributing Editor Jeffrey Steele describes the sustainable guidelines of the Sunbelt’s most eco-conscious city and takes a look at projects in Austin’s “green pipeline.” In this month’s Finance & Investment feature (“Green Lending,” page 11), Contributing Editor Christopher Hosford interviews Fred Harris, senior vice president of development at AvalonBay Communities. “For the next generation of renters, in their 20s and 30s, their green orientation is off the charts,” Harris observes. “I think that’s here to stay in a big way. How the incentives to building this way work remains to be seen, but in the coming days there probably will be more direct economic incentives. In the long term, more people will be making economically rational choices that will be green, because incentive structures will be set up in that direction.” At the property level, fuel and water bills are some of the biggest expense items. Don’t miss tips from energy conservation specialists Nancy Hovind and Rhonda Kreitz at Energy Advisory Services (“Kitchen & Bath,” page 38) in our August Kitchen & Bath column. What do you think of Kreitz’s green lease suggestion? Meet us online and share your views. GROUP PUBLISHER & SHOW DIRECTOR Daniel J. Corcoran daniel.corcoran@nielsen.com EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Diana Mosher diana.mosher@nielsen.com EXECUTIVE EDITOR Keat Foong keat.foong@nielsen.com CREATIVE DIRECTOR Jonathan Marsland jonathan.marsland@nielsen.com ART DIRECTOR Michelle Matteson michelle.matteson@nielsen.com ASSOCIATE EDITOR Erika Schnitzer erika.schnitzer@nielsen.com CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Christopher Hosford Lisa Iannucci Jeffrey Steele ONLINE NEWS EDITOR Anuradha Kher anuradha.kher@nielsen.com MHN BLOG Jack Kern Daniel Gehman PRODUCTION MANAGER Barbara W. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Multi-Housing News - August 2009

Multi-Housing News - August 2009
Contents
From the Editor
Executive Insight: David Hendrickson, JLL
Market Pulse
Operations
Finance: Green Lenders
Property Management: Mentoring
Development & Design: Green
Profile: AMLI
Market Report: Florida
Kitchen & Bath: Saving Water
Products: Paints & Finishes
Technology: Resident Screening
Perspective: Leasing Practices

Multi-Housing News - August 2009