Book Title: Sustainable Property Management
Book Description:
Sustainable Property Management is intended for students majoring in property management and real estate at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. It can be incorporated into an existing property management operations course or used for a stand-alone course focused on sustainable property management. It is available online for free in multiple formats and also as an affordable print edition. Although sustainability, as used in the real estate context, is about preserving the environment, it is about more than that. In sustainable property management, sustainability encompasses three spheres—environmental, social, and economic. Sustainable property management is about reconciling these three spheres throughout the operations and maintenance phases of the building lifecycle in such a way that a balance is achieved between economic development and the protection of environmental and social resources.
This textbook explains how ecologically sustainable concepts may be implemented throughout the property management operation functions while also considering the other spheres of sustainability. It also incorporates the theme of sustainable building practices as a human science as well as a building science by highlighting motivations and impacts to various stakeholders. The author draws on industry examples to illustrate these concepts and provides many experiential activities through which students can apply these concepts.
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For PDF, ePub, and a link to order the print version, visit: https://doi.org/10.21061/sustainable_property_managementContents
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Sustainable Property Management Copyright © 2023 by Erin Hopkins is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Subject
Management of assets: real estate, property and plant
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Sustainable Property Management Copyright © 2023 by Erin Hopkins is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
(c) 2023, Erin A. Hopkins
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Publisher: This work is published by the Virginia Tech Department of Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management in association with Virginia Tech Publishing, a division of the University Libraries at Virginia Tech.
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Publication cataloging information:
Hopkins, Erin A., author
Sustainable Property Management / Erin A. Hopkins
Pages cm
ISBN 978-1-957213-38-5 (PDF)
ISBN 978-1-957213-39-2 (ePub)
ISBN 978-1-957213-40-8 (Pressbooks) https://pressbooks.lib.vt.edu/sustainablepropertymanagement
ISBN 978-1-957213-37-8 (Print)
URI (Universal Resource Identifier): http://hdl.handle.net/10919/112742
DOI https://doi.org/10.21061/sustainablepropertymanagement
Sustainable development–Textbooks.
Real estate management–Textbooks.
Title Sustainable Property Management
HC79.E5Disclaimers: The definition of sustainability/sustainable development is used under fair use from the United Nations Brundtland Commission. Trademarks and logos used within this publication are property of their respective owners and are used for illustrative purposes only.
Special thanks: This project was made possible in part by an Open Course Grant from VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia. Project management, graphic design, editorial, and publishing support was provided by the Open Education Initiative of the University Libraries at Virginia Tech.
Cover Art: Danist Soh via https://unsplash.com/photos/n-3Pn7Ybe-s
Illustration and Cover Design: Kindred Grey