Alice Devine
Abuzz: San Francisco's All Electric Building
Tenant demand, along with newer building codes, are energizing this construction trend. Alongside Highway 101, which curves along San...
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Alice Devine
Jun 15, 20225 min read
The Atlanta Hawks Talk Trash
The TRUE Zero Waste Certification aims to divert the vast majority of garbage generated at commercial buildings away from landfills and...
Alice Devine
Mar 23, 20225 min read
Environmentally TRUE
Zero-waste Construction Builds a Circular Economy New buildings can create architecturally pleasing skylines and yet leave construction...
Alice Devine
Dec 21, 20215 min read
What We Mean When We Say "Whole Life Carbon"
The Journey to Net Zero Carbon Complex calculations go into determining the environmental impact of construction. Increasingly, consumers...
Alice Devine
Sep 23, 20214 min read
Net Zero - Real Estate's Challenge
Radiant Slabs Rise to the Occasion - and Improve Tenant Experience They’re a green alternative to forced-air systems for heating and...
Alice Devine
Jun 17, 20213 min read
ESG Goals
Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance policies are changing our real estate world. Did you know that buildings generate nearly...
Alice Devine
Mar 23, 20216 min read
The Catalyst Project: Sparking an Eco-City
The South Landing project in Spokane, Washington, demonstrates how properties can benefit from shared energy infrastructure. In Spokane’s...
Alice Devine
Mar 4, 20214 min read
Fishing Season -- and Other Real Estate Interview Questions
How do interviewers discern employee qualities? Mike "Stone Face" Koll was a legendary figure at the University of California, Berkeley...
Alice Devine
Jan 5, 20214 min read
Creating Company Culture in Covid-19
Ergonomic home office evaluations, flexible schedules, and fun --- progressive companies continue to build culture in remote settings...
Alice Devine
Sep 25, 20205 min read
Mass Timber - a walk in the fragrant forest
Wood harvested from sustainable, fast-growth forests in an office and industrial setting
Alice Devine
Aug 20, 20202 min read
Digital Downtown: catch the artful show
Art -- along with fluffy dogs -- is often referred to as a social object. Both encourage a crowd, conversation and sometimes,...
Alice Devine
Jan 8, 20201 min read
What do Leonardo DiCaprio & healthy offices have in common?
Now that I have your attention, it's all about wellness, or more specifically, the WELL Building Standard. Environmentalist and actor...
Alice Devine
Oct 8, 20192 min read
The Real Estate Research Lab
Using data to design and build comfortable, efficient office environments Berry smoothie, yum. Comfortable temperature? Yes, please....
Alice Devine
Aug 14, 20192 min read
Negotiating 101: Know Your Amortized Capital Investment
(as reprinted from my interview with the Commercial Lease Law Insider, July 2019...an excellent publication and resource for...
Alice Devine
Jul 1, 20192 min read
A Sweet Award for Suite Deal
A sweet Robert Bruss Book Award for Suite Deal from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.
Alice Devine
May 28, 20193 min read
Fido? For Sure.
(As reprinted from my published piece for the Institute of Real Estate Management) The newest building occupant in downtown San Francisco...
Alice Devine
Apr 24, 20191 min read
A Real Estate Broker is a Broker is a Broker...Not!
Loyola Marymount University, UC Berkeley, Claremont McKenna College Real estate professionals speak a strange language of acronym, word...
Alice Devine
Mar 29, 20192 min read
Real Estate, Wellness, and The Cascading Office Building...
"Sitting is the new smoking." "We want to build more cascading office buildings." "When leasing Park Tower, we emphasized the outdoor...
Alice Devine
Oct 23, 20182 min read
"Yes, And.." -- How Improvisation Techniques Can Help Your Real Estate Career...
Stomping and laughter bursts from the second floor. There, the nation’s oldest collegiate improvisation troupe — My Mother's Fleabag, at...
Alice Devine
Oct 5, 20182 min read
Does This Color Make My Office Building Look Fat?
Color theory—the study behind the shades and tones—informs our perceptions of the environment. Boston’s Prudential Center shouts at me,...
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