by Ray Hader | Feb 13, 2020 | Student Housing Management
Smartphones and smart watches. Smart fridges and smart TVs. smart homes and smart cities. Sometimes, it seems like the Internet of Things (IoT) is making the world around us smarter and more woke by the minute. And these IoT technologies aren’t limited only to...
by Ray Hader | May 14, 2019 | Hotel Management, Multifamily Management, Senior Living Management, Student Housing Management
Over a year ago, one of our first blog posts addressed the differences between occupancy-based smart thermostats and programmable thermostats in commercial spaces. Sometimes though, we get inquiries from property managers asking us how our energy management...
by Ray Hader | Sep 4, 2018 | Hotel Management, Multifamily Management, Senior Living Management, Student Housing Management
In the climate of the current bull market, stock performance gets most of the attention; but that doesn’t mean there still aren’t other investment opportunities that are poised to generate a generous return. Indeed, any well balanced portfolio is a...
by Ray Hader | Mar 14, 2018 | Hotel Management, Multifamily Management, Senior Living Management, Student Housing Management
It’s an exciting time to be both alive and in business. While some technologies are disrupting certain businesses, others are bringing new (sometimes unimaginable) efficiencies and cost savings to them, and others still are creating entirely new industries...
by Ray Hader | Jan 17, 2018 | Hotel Management, Multifamily Management, Senior Living Management, Student Housing Management
Although it may seem counterintuitive, many electric utility companies offer significant financial incentives to install energy efficient equipment that saves energy and money for the end customer. But if that takes money away from the utility company, why even...
by Ray Hader | Oct 27, 2017 | Hotel Management, Multifamily Management, Senior Living Management, Student Housing Management
When planning a capital expenditure, one of the most important considerations is “how long will it take to recoup this investment”? Fortunately, Verdant energy management thermostats have some of the fastest payback periods in the industry – normally...