Devine Real Estate Consulting

The TRUE Zero Waste Certification aims to divert the vast majority of garbage generated at commercial buildings away from landfills and...

Zero-waste Construction Builds a Circular Economy New buildings can create architecturally pleasing skylines and yet leave construction...

The Journey to Net Zero Carbon Complex calculations go into determining the environmental impact of construction. Increasingly, consumers...

Radiant Slabs Rise to the Occasion - and Improve Tenant Experience They’re a green alternative to forced-air systems for heating and...

Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance policies are changing our real estate world. Did you know that buildings generate nearly...

The South Landing project in Spokane, Washington, demonstrates how properties can benefit from shared energy infrastructure. In Spokane’s...

How do interviewers discern employee qualities? Mike "Stone Face" Koll was a legendary figure at the University of California, Berkeley...

Ergonomic home office evaluations, flexible schedules, and fun --- progressive companies continue to build culture in remote settings...

Wood harvested from sustainable, fast-growth forests in an office and industrial setting

Art -- along with fluffy dogs -- is often referred to as a social object. Both encourage a crowd, conversation and sometimes,...

Now that I have your attention, it's all about wellness, or more specifically, the WELL Building Standard. Environmentalist and actor...

Using data to design and build comfortable, efficient office environments Berry smoothie, yum. Comfortable temperature? Yes, please....

(as reprinted from my interview with the Commercial Lease Law Insider, July 2019...an excellent publication and resource for...

A sweet Robert Bruss Book Award for Suite Deal from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.

(As reprinted from my published piece for the Institute of Real Estate Management) The newest building occupant in downtown San Francisco...

Loyola Marymount University, UC Berkeley, Claremont McKenna College Real estate professionals speak a strange language of acronym, word...

"Sitting is the new smoking." "We want to build more cascading office buildings." "When leasing Park Tower, we emphasized the outdoor...

Stomping and laughter bursts from the second floor. There, the nation’s oldest collegiate improvisation troupe — My Mother's Fleabag, at...

Color theory—the study behind the shades and tones—informs our perceptions of the environment. Boston’s Prudential Center shouts at me,...

How water features help improve tenant experiences by making the brain feel good and creating a connection to nature The word of the day...