Blog — Sara. Neff

Health and Sustainability During COVID-19

Healthy buildings are a key component of many commercial real estate sustainability programs, which seek to bridge smart buildings and human health while still minimizing their environmental footprints.

Sara NeffOctober 5, 2020

‘All-Electric’ Movement Picks Up Speed, Catching Some Off Guard

Kilroy Realty, a large commercial developer in Los Angeles, has a portfolio that includes 17 percent all-electric buildings, said Sara Neff, the company’s senior vice president for sustainability. Ms. Neff expects that figure to grow.

“We want to reduce the carbon footprint of our portfolio,” she said, “and we recognize that, especially as the grid gets cleaner, moving toward all-electric is an impactful way to get there.”

Sara NeffFebruary 4, 2020

Navigating the 7 Cs of Property Management

The property management field today faces unfamiliar currents and contrary winds…Here are seven concerns and how best to address them.

Sara NeffOctober 7, 2019

Commercial Property Executive: Energy Self-Monitoring Strategies

Office building owners and managers are adding a slew of new high-tech products to their energy self-monitoring strategies, including innovations driven by artificial intelligence and the IoT.

Sara NeffSeptember 6, 2019

REIT Magazine: How Kilroy Realty is Lighting the Way for ESG Progress

Kilroy Realty is looking for emerging technologies that improve the environmental performance of its own portfolio and accelerate change in the broader real

Sara NeffSeptember 6, 2019

The Planning Report: Green Leases & Sustainable Capital Investment in Buildings

Recouping the costs of sustainable capital investments remains a challenge to decarbonizing commercial and multi-family buildings.

Sara NeffSeptember 6, 2019

Science Based Targets: The Next Level of Carbon Reduction and Sustainability Goals in Real Estate retrofits over time

As companies continue to push the envelope on global sustainability in the built environment, some are looking to a new movement, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), to calculate and drive their long-term goals.

Sara NeffJune 10, 2019

Energy Self-Monitoring Strategies

Office building owners and managers are adding a slew of new high-tech products to their energy self-monitoring strategies, including innovations driven by artificial intelligence and the IoT.

Sara NeffJune 10, 2019