New Year, New Utilities: The 2025 Resolutions Every Property Owner Should Adopt
Well, here we are—late January. Still crushing your New Year’s resolutions, right? Hitting the gym every morning and flawlessly sticking to Dry January? (Okay, no judgment.) Your personal resolutions may have started to wobble, but it’s not too late to…
Celebrating 25 Years of Conservice: 25 Lessons We’ve Learned
The world looked a lot different in 2000. People crowded around their computers in anticipation of Y2K at the stroke of midnight. Brad Pitt and Jennifer Anniston got married. Survivor first aired (and is still, remarkably, on the air). You…
Ask an Expert with Todd Brandel
Meet Todd Brandel An entrepreneurial, law-degree-wielding, ESG advocate for the nation’s largest utility management company. He’s thrived through America’s two key phases of sustainability awareness, and he has a lot of wisdom to share on rolling up your business’s sleeves…
Connecting the Dots: 2024 in Review
Webster’s dictionary deemed “polarization” the word of the year, but we chose a different one: connection. Your utilities? We want them connected. Your managed utility tech and you? We’re connected. It’s a word that resonates so deeply with us that we named…
ENERGY STAR NextGen Certification: What’s New & How Conservice Can Help
The wait is over—well, almost! The EPA has officially announced the launch of ENERGY STAR NextGen certification, a new tier designed to recognize the nation’s most energy-efficient, low-emissions buildings. Applications open on February 24, 2025, giving properties just a few months to prepare for…
Scaling Sustainability with Data: Highlights from Greenbuild 2024
The Greenbuild International Conference is one of the year’s most influential events for the green building community. Professionals across sectors like architecture, construction, interior design, and consulting gather to tackle today’s most pressing sustainability challenges. This year’s theme, “Built to…
AI is Smarter than Us – And it’s Power Hungry Too
AI is quietly outsmarting us all. It’s predicting when that HVAC will break, adjusting thermostats before we know we are cold, and answering resident questions before we know they have them. But while AI is making our properties smarter, faster, and…
When an Office is Empty, is it an Apartment? The Pros and Cons of Office-to-Multifamily Conversions
Here’s a riddle you’ve probably heard: “When is a door not a door?” The answer? “When it’s ajar.” Queue applause. Now, here’s an even better riddle. “When is an office space, not an office space?” The answer, according to municipalities…
Energy Procurement: Avoid Cost Surprises and Optimize Savings
In a fluctuating energy market, navigating procurement options can mean the difference between stable costs and unexpected spikes. In this video, Marcus Burrow explores how energy procurement allows deregulated markets to take control of their power sources and manage costs…
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Keep the Heat On: Utility Assistance Resources for Property Teams This Winter
Record-breaking cold across the East is driving heating costs higher and putting pressure on residents and property teams alike.. Meanwhile, in our headquarters in Utah, we’re still scanning the mountains for snow (we’re not bitter). But across the country, winter…
Exploring the YoY Energy Price Hikes
Why Doing Everything Right Still Costs More First the lightning. Then the thunderclap. Right? The lightning. Over the last 18 months, AI, in all of its many and emerging forms, roared across the U.S. And while cultural and enterprise hesitance…
Onboard Is Now Conservice Internet Management
Since 2017, Onboard has been singularly focused on transforming how internet is delivered, supported, and monetized in the real estate industry. We’ve built a platform that simplifies bulk and non-bulk internet programs for owners, enhances the resident experience, and drives…
Senior Living Runs on Care (and Careful Utility Management)
Senior living operations exist for one main reason: to support residents. Every role, every process, and every decision ultimately serves people, not just systems. That focus is what makes the industry unique. And it’s also what makes operational strain show up more quickly when something falls out of balance.
The NOI Drain You Can’t See: How Utility Billing Errors Quietly Undermine Portfolio Performance
Identify and recover hidden utility billing errors that quietly drain NOI. Learn how a utility bill audit, automation, and expert review improve budget accuracy across multifamily and commercial portfolios.
Mid-Lease Enrollments: You’ve Signed a Bulk Internet Contract—Now What?
Signing an internet management contract is a big step forward. You’ve secured better pricing, guaranteed service levels, and one of the most in-demand amenities for your residents. But once the ink is dry, the real work begins: getting residents enrolled.
What the 2026 GRESB Updates Mean: Our Observations on the Key Shifts
Change is on the horizon. The 2026 GRESB Real Estate Standard marks a decisive move toward measurable, performance-based climate action. Rather than incremental adjustments, these updates focus attention on the issues that most directly shape long-term value and resilience. GRESB…
California AB1414: New Bulk Internet Opt-Out Law—What You Need to Know
New Requirements Go Into Effect January 1, 2026 California has officially passed AB1414, a bill that changes how property owners and operators can offer bulk internet services to residents. Beginning January 1, 2026, property owners must allow residents the ability…
Built to Go the Distance: How Properties Achieve ENERGY STAR, LEED, and WELL Certifications
We recently held our first 5K for our team, and it got us thinking. We watched many of our Experts who hadn’t run in years (or ever) lace up, train for weeks, and push through on the big day. The…
Smart Waste & Water Analytics: The Next Cost-Cutting Frontier in Multifamily
In this economy, cost control is on everyone’s mind. And energy and payroll usually top the list for multifamily operators. But here’s the thing: water and waste are two of the fastest-growing, least-managed costs eating into margins every day. Consider…
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