Alice Devine
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...
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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...
Alice Devine
- Aug 30, 2018
- 2 min
Inside the Berm at Nike Headquarters
Shhh...just over the green berm lies a campus that is part office, part playground. A visit to Nike's HQ shows how the company just does...
Alice Devine
- Jul 25, 2018
- 2 min
Who Says Latin Is Dead? Certainly Not The Lease Document...
Remember crusty Mr. Murphy who taught Classics? He told us the subject was relevant to our lives. Pick up any lease document, and we...
Alice Devine
- Jul 22, 2018
- 2 min
Shawn Mendes & Real Estate: Catching a Cue From Performers on How to Improve Real Estate Tours
Wait…what? What could pop singer Shawn Mendes and the real estate industry possibly have in common? Last week, I watched Mendes in...