Jeffrey Steele
A Chicago-based freelance writer since 1989, Jefftrey Steele has written on real estate for more than three decades. His real estate writing has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Barron's, Modern Luxury, HouseLogic, Forbes.com and many other publications. He has written for Multi-Housing News since 2009.
Gearing Up for an Electric Decade
The North American Electric Reliability Corp. has a to-do list for the nation’s grid.
Pumped-Up Power: Drilling Into Geothermal
When conditions are right, this largely untapped renewable resource can cut operations costs and reduce a property’s carbon footprint.
Are Utilities Ready for Smart Buildings?
Taking on the pivotal question about grid-interactive efficient buildings, a new study finds mixed results.
Lights Out: Preparing for Power Disruptions
Power outages pose a constant risk of disruption, but technology offers new strategies for reducing the impact.
Record-Setting Data Center Goes Off the Grid
Kingman, Ariz., will host the nation’s largest solar-powered data center, which will consist of 350 shipping containers encircled by 1,600 solar-panel-topped trailers.
Catalyst for Change
Passive House principles, net-zero energy operations and innovative materials will characterize a pair of ultra-sustainable neighboring buildings in the University District of Spokane, Wash.
Utah’s Salty Solar Storage Solution
An unusual geological feature in central Utah provides the setting for a plan to create a 1,000-megawatt solar energy storage project.
Passive House Project Sets Record in the Bronx
Park Avenue Green, a new community in New York City’s South Bronx neighborhood, combines the cutting-edge technology of Passive House design with affordable housing for formerly homeless families and individuals.
CMBS Market Update
Commercial mortgage-backed securities origination has declined significantly in early 2019, though the falloff in volume this year may yet turn out to be more modest than the 10 percent initially projected. Read our latest CMBS Update.
California’s Record-Setting Virtual Power Plant
Launched last year via an Irvine Co. office portfolio, the initiative has saved utility customers $1 million to date.