The average unit costs a property $1,020 per unit in energy expenses—30% of which is due to inefficiency losses. The RealPage Sustainability Success Series will show you how you can recover these losses and generate even more in value per unit. This multi-part series of 20-minute episodes examines the top-trending sustainability issues impacting multifamily portfolios across the country.
Episode 10: Solar Innovations in Multifamily
Want to know more about the future of sustainability? Find out what one team learned when they competed in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon®. It’s a collegiate competition that inspires student teams to design and build highly efficient buildings powered by renewables while optimizing for key considerations, including affordability, resilience and occupant health.
Meet the winners of the 2020 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge, Mixed-Use Multifamily Division—a team from The University of Arizona—and hear their ideas on community, affordability and sustainability.
Mary Nitschke
Vice President, Sustainability
RealPage, Inc.
Mary Nitschke joined RealPage as Vice President of Sustainability in 2019. Previously she was the Director of Ancillary Services for the award-winning Prometheus Real Estate Group, Inc, where she had the privilege of managing both the resident costs and expense sides of the utility wheelhouse.
Mary is passionate about utilities, and should perhaps switch to decaf. She was the first president of the Utility Management Advisory board, possesses an Energy Resource Management Certificate from UC Davis, and two Bachelors of Art from UC Berkeley.
Watch the webcast version of this podcast here: https://www.realpage.com/webcasts/solar-decathlon-insights/
Want to learn more about the sustainability solutions offered by RealPage? Visit the Sustainability Suite Webpage: https://www.realpage.com/expense-management/sustainability-suite/