Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment

Bestbath affordable housing bathroom panel

On August 20, Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business hosted the webinar “Better Bathroom Decisions in Affordable Housing — Balancing Investor Returns and Resident Needs.” The discussion covered how bathroom design and specification decisions can influence maintenance costs, resident satisfaction, accessibility and long-term asset performance in affordable housing communities. Panelists reviewed why bathrooms deserve more strategic attention during the design and specification process. They also covered strategies for approaching affordable housing, where repairability matters and where repairs often must be completed in occupied units. Key Takeaways: Click here to access the …

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Shelly Peterson Smart Room Package management Multifamily quote

At too many multifamily communities today, managers spend much of their time receiving, safeguarding, retrieving and tripping over a rising tide of parcels awaiting pickup by residents. A range of cages, lockers and other systems promise to ease the package management burden, but most still require staff oversight and may not securely accommodate bulky items or seasonal surges in deliveries. “The sheer volume of packages residents are getting has increased, and that has driven a lot of frustration with package management,” says Shelly Peterson of Smart Package Room, which makes …

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Z Modulars Aerial Image

By Randall Towb of Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US (METUS) Texas multifamily owners and developers are utilizing all-climate variable capacity heat pumps and variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems for heating and air-conditioning (HVAC) needs in their low-rise, mid-rise and high-rise buildings. These systems deliver on both resident satisfaction and building owners’ return on investment (ROI) thanks to key benefits such as energy performance, zoned comfort, design flexibility, quiet operation, reduced maintenance and advanced controls and monitoring. In addition to resident comfort and ROI, these all-electric systems align with growing concerns …

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