Sustainability is simply smart money

Real Smart Developments

1615 9th Ct suite #37

Hood River, Oregon 97031

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Phone: 541 436 4013

Email: info(at)realsmartdevelopments.com

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Real Smart Guidelines
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US Energy Star Guidelines

At its heart, sustainability is all about being smart.  Sustainable development is all about being smart in the development process from planning and finance to recognition and ROI.  Real Smart Developments evolved from 10 years professional experience in Portland Oregon, the nations leader in sustainable design and development.   This company was created to assist our clients in understanding, prioritizing, and maximizing the cost saving (and sometimes profit generating) investment opportunities that exist (often undiscovered) in most real estate.

 

Anything is possible and easier to accomplish if you have a plan to follow.  From Portland came the pioneering development of the Living Building challenge which evolved into the International Living Building Institute.  A whole community of builders and engineers dedicated to creating a built environment that models the success of nature . Combing this formula with others like the EPA Energy Star program , and the Natural Step framework form the principle baseline of our plan to help clients create cost effective buildings which enhance their surrounding environment, while providing good return on the investment of property owners.

 

If you manage a piece of property, discovering your sites sustainable potential is a smart step in developing a plan to save money, increase property values (while protecting tax rates), and ultimately increasing profits or disposable income in the budget.  If top Fortune 500 companies are investing billions in environmentally responsible business then you can bet there is a real smart reason for doing so.  You too can save money and increase the value of your real estate portfolio you just need a plan.