Alice Devine
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Alice Devine
- Mar 23
- 5 min
Environmentally TRUE
Zero-waste Construction Builds a Circular Economy New buildings can create architecturally pleasing skylines and yet leave construction...
Alice Devine
- Dec 21, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 6 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2018
- 2 min
"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, 2018
- 2 min
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,...
Alice Devine
- Sep 20, 2018
- 3 min
Water & Wellness...This Is Your (Happy) Brain on Negative Ions
How water features help improve tenant experiences by making the brain feel good and creating a connection to nature The word of the day...