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This session of the radio show shares our “Town Council Quarterbacking” with Town Council Chair Tom Mercer. We had our conversation via the Zoom Conference Bridge on Thursday, May 7, 2025. Our conversation condensed the Town Council meeting of May 7, 2025. We focus on two questions:ok, what just happened? What does it mean for Franklin residents and taxpayers?Quick recap:Town Clerk Nancy Danello provides some updates on the early voting, last day to register, etc. for the FY 2026 override special election June 3School Committee Chair Dave Callaghan provides some updates on the redistricting efforts, how the savings will lay the foundation for the future assuming the override does passRecognitionPolice Department - Swearing in of New Police Officer, Tyler HosleyPolice Department - Recognition of New Town of Upton Chief of Police, Chief Nicholas Palmieri, former Sergeant of the Franklin Police DepartmentPublic hearingNew Section 12 Restaurant All Alcoholic Beverages License and Approval of Karan Goswami as the Manager - Kaushik Restaurants Inc. d/b/a Mirchi Indian Cuisine. Public hearingZoning Bylaw Amendment 25-935: A Zoning Bylaw to Amend Chapter 185, Section 24, Floodplain District. No comments or questions from public or Council, had also been approved by Planning Board Motion to move to 3nd reading, second, passes 9-0License Modification - Change of Manager of a Section 12 Restaurant All Alcoholic Beverages License: The Chateau Restaurant of Franklin, Inc. d/b/a The Chateau, Motion to approve, second, passes 9-0Presentation: FY 24 Financial Audit - Scott McIntire, CPA, Managing Director, CBIZ, we have a clean audit result this year. Scott compliments the Town for preparing and executing in the audit, Entirely new set of staff to conduct this audit, a clean audit opinion. This reflects an evaluation of the internal controls of the Town operationsJamie also updated that the recent bond application resulted in renewal of our AAA rating, a major accomplishment to continue thisWhat does the triple AAA mean? The lowest interest rate is available to use and will save us millions of dollars; Beaver St interceptor project is at 1.5% interest, in today's market it would be about 4%Legislation for actionResolution 25-28: Extension of the Time Period for the Automatic Reverter Contained in the Deed of Former Town-owned Land Off Panther Way Previously Conveyed to the Franklin Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund; Motion to approve, second, passes 9-0Zoning Bylaw Amendment 25-927: A Zoning Bylaw to Amend Chapter 185, Section 3 of The Code Of The Town of Franklin, Definitions (Shared-Use Commercial Kitchen) - Second Reading;Zoning Bylaw Amendment 25-928: A Zoning Bylaw to Amend Chapter 185, Attachment 3, Use Regulation Schedule, Part II Principal Uses (Shared-Use Commercial Kitchen) - Second Reading; Both measures Motion to approve, second; Discussion, there has been interest expressed; Passes 9-0 via roll callTA Report highlightsBudget hearing May 21-22, will be continued to June 4 to do the votes that night after the override results are availableHow does development affect the budget? Jamie will do his best to address, will be beneficial for community discussion as part of the hearing 5/22. Jamie will be attending the ZBA meeting at the request of the chair and members. Will be part of other discussions on the 444 East Central St item for as long as it goesThe conversation runs about 30 minutes--------------The Franklin TV recording is available for...
Eliza Street condominiums incomplete A lender filed a lawsuit in Dutchess County court this month demanding repayment of nearly $4.63 million from the developer of an incomplete Beacon housing project. The suit, filed Feb. 4 by Insula Capital Group, alleges that Qele "Charlie" Qelaj, who is listed in a state database as the registered agent of Eliza Street LLC, failed to repay loans of $747,000 and $3,881,950 to construct The Mews at Beacon, a nine-unit condominium development at 53 Eliza St. The project, which was approved by the Beacon Planning Board in 2019, would have loft-like condos in three buildings around a landscaped courtyard. A representative for the developer said in 2023 that construction was 70 percent complete and Qelaj was getting new financing. Last year the representative said Qelaj had approached a new lender. Insula said in its complaint that Qelaj requested three extensions on the $747,000 loan, which was taken out in 2021. According to the legal filing, in 2022 Qelaj consolidated two other loans totaling $3.9 million. In January 2023, the Zoning Board of Appeals granted the project a one-year extension of a variance to construct multi-family units in an area zoned for single-family homes. It also provided an extension on a variance to construct nine units on a parcel that was allowed only six. At that time, the project's attorney wrote in materials submitted to the ZBA that the three buildings had been constructed and would be "completely finished" within 10 months, notwithstanding complications presented by the pandemic. Insula asked the court to force the sale of the development to pay the debts, plus interest and fees. 416-420 Main St. The City Council on Tuesday (Feb. 18) approved a second six-month extension of the special-use permit approved in 2021 for the four-story building at 416-420 Main St. The project merged two lots and will include retail on the ground floor, office space on the second and third and a single apartment on a recessed fourth floor, as well as an outdoor plaza open to the public. Construction had been delayed by "long lead times required to finish interior spaces," according to a memo from the city attorney, but is expected to be complete within six months.
This session of the radio show shares the audio recording of the Economic Development Subcommittee (EDC) held on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 in the Council Chambers. Three members of the subcommittee participated; 2 in Chambers (Hamblen, Sheridan), 1 remote (Frongillo). Chandler was absent.Quick recap:Starting late awaiting quorum. Chandler absent, Frongillo participating remotely hence roll call for any votes at this session Town administrator Jamie Hellen provides updates on affordable housing legislation becoming effective this year (recently passed) Retrofit of offline units most immediate turn for housing increase ... Bond bill authorization money not available for awhile.Next agenda item, definition of accessory dwelling units. Amy Love and Gus Brown sit at the table to provide updates. Currently we have by special permit, new state regulations call for 'by right' for residential zones First unit by right, second unit on same parcel would be by special permit (via ZBA for us) State will go through their regulation process to determine the final regs ... Likely next year, We can at least move these changes through our process to go through Planning Board and Town Council possibly by Feb 2025. Motion to move this set of recommendations to the Town Council, second, passes 3-0 via roll call. Separately voted on definition and use table On to sign, small change in commercial effectively along 140 where there is limited residential. Looking for digital and electronic boards to be allowed (not currently) GlenPharmer for, but not present tonight. Would go to Council, then Planning Board & back to Council Per Gus, these are not inexpensive so not going to get a rush on these. 2 amendments, one an exclusion that refers back to the full wording of the original. Off premise signs are not allowed anywhere in Franklin. Will loop in the Design Review for their input on this. Motion to move the zoning bylaws amendment sign changes to recommend to the Town Council, second, passes 3-0 via roll call Second motion on changes also to refer to Council, passes 3-0 via roll call Marketing & branding project with AJ Updates since last timeSlides captured in album https://photos.app.goo.gl/ucVeRz3FmZMeSQPC6 Councilors discussion on variations in the slides around specific elements of the design Colors were chosen to enable a safe standard replication across screen, digital and printMotion to adjourn, passes 3-0 via roll call The recording of the meeting runs just over 1 hour. --------------Franklin TV video link -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnEIUW2vwrY Agenda doc -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/november_13_2024_edc_agenda.pdf My notes in one PDF -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rycp5mTWEcFuRL5mbl5Ybuo6uC7dcd0N/view?usp=drive_link Additional info on the branding process can be found ->
Beacon developer wants to fill apartments, then build more The Beacon City Council has yet to decide when it will allow a developer to rent 64 apartments he constructed on Tioronda Avenue. The issue is that Bernard Kohn, the developer of 248 Tioronda Ave., did not follow the conditions of approval for his project, which was to have been a mixed-use campus with two apartment buildings and a two-story, 25,400-square-foot commercial structure on the banks of Fishkill Creek. There are many factors at play. The Planning Board approved Kohn's 9-acre, mixed-use proposal in 2020, three years after the council enacted a law requiring projects in the Fishkill Creek development zone to include at least 25 percent commercial space, and for the commercial component of a project to be built before or at the same time as the residential. In 2021, Kohn asked the Zoning Board of Appeals for permission to build the apartment buildings before the commercial structure. At a public hearing, a dozen residents opposed the request. The ZBA adjourned the hearing in August 2021 and Kohn never returned to the board. In July, Kohn came to the City Council to ask for certificates of occupancy (COs) for the 64 apartments and permission to construct 36 apartments in the third building, which has not been built, and to amend its height from two to three stories. There had been little interest from tenants in filling the commercial space, he said. The council members made no decision but in September adopted amendments to the development zone that permit COs for residential buildings before commercial with "good cause shown" and with conditions as the council "deems appropriate." On Tuesday (Oct. 15), Kohn's attorney tried to convince the council that his client had good cause for his request. The COs would make 64 apartments, including six below-market-rate as required by the city, available to renters; open a 1/3-mile segment of the Fishkill Creek Greenway and Heritage Trail to the public; and generate about $300,000 in tax revenue for the city. In addition, people living in the apartments will spend money on Main Street, said Brad Schwartz, the attorney. "It's not one singular reason, but rather a bundle of items that we believe collectively comprise 'good cause,'" he said. Schwartz said that COs would also give Kohn time to continue marketing the third building to commercial tenants. The developer is using Berkshire Hathaway to advertise the project but "no major anchor tenant has surfaced," Schwartz said. When Council Member Pam Wetherbee asked why Kohn had not constructed the commercial building first or concurrently, as the law required at the time of his approval, the attorney was unsure. "I'm not certain of the answer to that question, but the approvals were issued shortly after the pandemic started, so I'm gathering that market conditions changed pretty quickly thereafter," Schwartz said. "The residential proceeded first and the commercial lagged behind until there was a market that had shown it could support that use." "Did they communicate that with the city, when they realized that years ago?" Wetherbee asked. That prompted Mayor Lee Kyriacou to note that a developer can typically build a residential project without tenants in place, but "I recognize that on commercial construction that is not the case." He also acknowledged that "our law may not have made a ton of sense written the way it was written." "I'm afraid that if something is approved, we're setting a precedent," Wetherbee said. "Then the next applicant will come forward and say, 'You allowed it for this.' " Schwartz reiterated that the pandemic had changed the market after Kohn's project was approved. "But the law didn't change, and an exception to the law wasn't granted," said Dan Aymar-Blair, a council member. Kyriacou was more sympathetic. "I'm looking at our law - and I'm a primary author - and nobody at the time thought that the two markets, residential and commercial, would go...
This week we welcome back Dr. William Bahnfleth to discuss ASHRAE Standard 241-2023 Control of Infectious Aerosols and the future of IAQ standards after COVID. William Bahnfleth is a professor of architectural engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. He has held previous positions as a principle investigator at the US Army Construction Research Laboratories and as a senior consultant for ZBA, Inc. He holds a PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois and is a Registered Professional Engineer. At Penn State, Dr. Bahnfleth teaches courses on HVAC system design and indoor air quality. His research focuses on systems for sustainable management of indoor air quality with engineering controls, especially control of infectious aerosols. He is the author or co-author of nearly 200 peer-reviewed publications and 14 books/chapters. He is a past president of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and vice-president of the Indoor Environmental Quality Global Alliance. Dr. Bahnfleth was chair of the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force and currently chairs the project committee for ASHRAE Standard 241 Control of Infectious Aerosols. Dr. Bahnfleth is a fellow of ASHRAE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the International Society for Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ). Among his ASHRAE awards are the Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award, the Donald Bahnfleth Environmental Health Award, and ASHRAE's highest honor, the F. Paul Anderson Award. He is also a recipient of the Penn State Engineering Alumni Society World Class Engineering Faculty Award, and is a distinguished alumnus of the University of Illinois Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering.
This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses plans for new parkland in Southampton Village; renovations at Herrick Park in East Hampton; a lawsuit over the deadly fire in Riverhead in 2021; ongoing zoning change talks in Greenport; and charges of antisemitism from the Jewish Center of the Hamptons at a ZBA hearing.Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News GroupAnnette Hinkle, Arts and Living Editor, The Express News GroupDenise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher, Riverhead LocalBeth Young, Editor/Publisher at East End BeaconChristopher Gangemi, Staff Writer, The East Hampton Star
This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses plans for new parkland in Southampton Village; renovations at Herrick Park in East Hampton; a lawsuit over the deadly fire in Riverhead in 2021; ongoing zoning change talks in Greenport; and charges of antisemitism from the Jewish Center of the Hamptons at a ZBA hearing.Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News GroupAnnette Hinkle, Arts and Living Editor, The Express News GroupDenise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher, Riverhead LocalBeth Young, Editor/Publisher at East End BeaconChristopher Gangemi, Staff Writer, The East Hampton Star
This session of the radio show shares the Town Council meeting held in Council Chambers on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. All 9 members of the Council were present in the Council Chambers.Quick recap:Not to be missed by all the hubbub around the 40b housing issue, the Police Dept swore in 4 new officers. While ‘new' to the Town they are effectively backfilling existing budgeted positions. These are not ‘new positions'. There is turnover within the department not unlike other departments are seeing, they at least are fortunate to be able to find qualified candidates to provide the backfill The Police Dept also presented a proposal to install 2 license reading cameras to enable a 30 review of traffic to see who is coming off i495 into Franklin. The system and the local police departments that maintained a ‘watch list' that can also alert the Police to the presence of nefarious folks (folks with existing warrants for arrest) entering town. The project is funded by unspecified internal Dept sources as a pilot. The timeline for install remains TBD, there was promised additional info and communication to the community about the nature of the cameras, what they do and don't doAppointments to the Master Plan Update Committee were presented and unanimously approvedThe Council did unanimously approve an additional 2% COLA for Norfolk County retireesThe Council did approve a sewer map addition for 160 Grove St by a 8-1 vote (Chandler no, he had voted no the first time around too)The 121 Grove St 40b proposalThe Franklin, MA Town Council whiffs on an easy layup to bring more housing and "Affordable" housing to Franklin. At the Council meeting on Wednesday, March 15, the Council voted 4-5 to support a "friendly 40b" proposal. The proposal needed 6 votes to pass, it was 4 yes (Frongillo, Sheridan, Hamblen, Mercer) and 5 No (Cormier-Leger, Chandler, Pellegri, Jones, Dellorco).Why did they blow this 'easy layup'? Ask them to explain, the short summary I have is they misunderstand the ‘friendly 40b process”.From the ‘friendly 40b' process memo:“Because Franklin is above the 10% affordable housing threshold, it can permit so-called "Friendly 40B" projects to build mixed-income housing.Unlike traditional 40B projects, this allows municipalities to remain in control of most aspects of project design and construction. A "Friendly 40B" project is a project that has local support because of the contribution it can make to the community's need for more diverse housing options, and the contributions the developer agrees to make to local needs (infrastructure, public safety, land protection, etc.).”Bottomline the proposal will likely go forward as a regular 40b. The developer could have chosen to do so but they chose the ‘friendly route' and the Council vote nixed that.1 - the 'friendly 40b' process - one claimed to have been lied to (as to what the ‘friendly 40b' process was) when this vote was their one chance to have a say in the matter and what they said with the negative vote was "we don't want to work with developers to bring in affordable housing"2 - they denied the opportunity to continue to work with the developer to iron out some of the issues as it went through the process. Now they have conceded all the issues to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Yes, the ZBA always had the final say, the Council never would, but this was their one chance to ensure they (and the Town departments) had a thoughtful chance to provide input and they failed. What department will willingly work with this developer when the Council has said “No”3 - the property has been turning in approx. $13K revenue to the Town, the proposal would have generated about $800K. Yes, a $790K increase in revenue for a vote (and...
FM #949 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 949 in the series. This session of the radio show shares the Economic Development SubCmte meeting held in hybrid format on Wednesday, February 23, 2023. Some of the audience participated via Zoom, some were in person in the Council Chambers.Chair: M Hamblen, C Frongillo, G Jones, P SheridanTown Administration: J Hellen, M Cerel, B Taberner, A Love, G Brown1 - Discussion on the ins and outs of 40b. 2 - Informational overview of “friendly 40b” development proposed for 121 Grove StThe recording runs two hours and thirty-six minutes, so let's listen to the Economic Development SubCmte meeting held February 23, 2023.Quick recap:40b overviewThe 40b legislation was enacted in 1969 to help expand the number of communities and neighborhoods where households with low and moderate incomes could secure a safe, affordable homeThe 40b legislation is an "Affordable" housing production tool. 40B Projects must have at least 20 to 25% of housing units deeded as affordableThe permitting process of a 40B Project is through the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), not the Planning BoardThe ZBA is formally a "Comprehensive Permit Process" which allows for a streamlined permit process. The ZBA may apply more flexible standards than the local zoning requirementsNote it is capital A “Affordable”, there are legal requirements built into either the home ownership deed or to the rental agreements to create “Affordable” units. This is not to say that the units are market rate ‘affordable.' Affordability is a relative term but per 40b it does have legal requirements set at the Federal & State level, enforced locallyThe Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI) is the List of Affordable Housing Units that Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) uses to calculate a Community's percentage of low-or moderate-income housing. Owned units are counted differently (i.e. condos) than apartments. A 100 unit proposal with 25% “Affordable” (note the capital A) if owned would add 25 units to the SHI. If these units were apartments, then all 100 (assuming the 25% “Affordable”) would add 100 units to the SHIFranklin is believed to be above the 10% requirement. The census data from 2020 has not yet been processed by DHCD to determine the specific percent we are today. We were 11.96% with 2010 data, it is projected that we are above 10% but exactly where is not known todayInformation on some of the presentation pages provide details on current 40b developments as well as proposed developments (as of today anyway)121 Grove St (begins approx. 80 minutes into the recording)The second part of the meeting was an overview of the proposal for 300 or so units at 121 Grove StThe slides shown are noted as “draft”. This is shared as part of the informational work of the “friendly 40b” process created by the Town of Franklin. Based upon the feedback received there are changes likely to the specifics to address the concerns or items raised. For example, there is an open Conservation permitting process underway where the back and forth negotiation could lead to changes in the number of or at least layout of the buildings on the land.One point raised in the discussion that should be considered is the “loss” of land zoned as commercial industrial when we need that. This particular property overtime has proved the point that it is not fit for C/I development due to its terrain and wetlands. The residential proposal can work around the land in particular to create revenue that for years has not been able to be addressed in any other wayAll the slide of the presentation as shown overhead in the Council Chambers were captured in one photo album...
This is your Town Manager here for the December employee/volunteer spotlight. This month, I wanted to do something slightly different. In the first spotlight we met our new Town Manager who is… oh, right that's me. Then we met Captain Josh Merriam at the Hanover Fire Department. We took a trip out to the Etna Library and heard from librarian Sarah Molesworth about her one month long hike on the Long Trail in Vermont. Then we shifted into land use, and sat down with Bill Fischel and and Bernie Waugh from the ZBA. Then we moved into election gear and spoke with our town clerk, moderator, volunteer ballot clerks, and a supervisor of the checklist about what it takes to put on a local election. In this podcast, we're going to keep spotlighting staff and volunteers, in addition to community members and projects, every month going forward. But I wanted to take a step a back and share some reflections about why we're doing this. Check out this short episode that I recorded to give some background on why doing this is so important and as a thank you to the nearly 180 staff who keep things running smoothly for all of us, every day, often well behind the scenes. Happy New Year and thank you to all of our wonderful staff, as well as our many volunteers. Thanks to the Selectboard and Town Meeting for their support. And thanks to all of the community members who take the time to learn, engage, and support the things that make Hanover such a special place to live and work. Have you had a great or interesting interaction with one of our staff and would like to see them featured in an upcoming podcast episode? Contact me at alex.torpey@hanovernh.org and we'll see what we can do!
Marcus speaks with former New Bedford ZBA Chair Barry Sylvia to react to the decision by the current ZBA to deny a special permit for a methadone clinic Downtown.
Marcus speaks with former New Bedford ZBA Chair Barry Sylvia to react to the decision by the current ZBA to deny a special permit for a methadone clinic Downtown.
Welcome to Episode #4 of Hanover Happenings for a recap of the month of October! In this month's episode, we cover the following topics: Overview of Selectboard meeting agenda items from October 3rd and 17th October Town Manager report, including updates on: Hiring and Staffing Budget and Finance Director Search Ongoing Salary Study Election Update Rental Housing Inspection Ordinance Update Community/Economic Development CIVICS update A few other updates A special chat with New Hampshire Secretary of State Dave Scanlan I sit down with the New Hampshire Secretary of State to talk about elections, division, civility, and building trust in government. A great interview with our next "Employee/volunteer Spotlight This month we talk with Bernie Waugh and Bill Fischel from the Hanover Zoning Board of Adjustment. We talk about about what the ZBA is and isn't, what makes a good ZBA member (Hint: we're accepting volunteer applications), how the ZBA makes decisions, our non-ZBA broader reflections on zoning policy and how that can positively or negatively impact housing markets, and a bit more about Bernie and Bill, two longtime Hanover volunteers. Check out our conversation! Keep your eyes open for the unedited full interviews in the coming weeks! Episode Resources: - Find agendas, minutes, and meeting videos, as well as backup memos ○ https://www.hanovernh.org/node/1221/agenda/2022 - More about Hanover's Sustainability goals of 100% renewable electric by 2030 and all sources by 2050: ○ https://www.hanovernh.org/sustainable-hanover-committee - Rental Housing Inspection Ordinance: ○ https://Hanovernh.org/rentalhousing - Volunteer information and application: ○ https://hanovernh.org/volunteer - Congrats to our school district for the distinction: ○ https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_hampshire/this-is-the-top-ranking-school-district-in-new-hampshire/article_fc7d08ea-f0f5-5c53-9091-7fdd83748b5d.html - Libraries can heal a lonely and divided nation: ○ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-26/in-a-divided-nation-public-libraries-offer-space-to-reconnect
After a hiatus, Anne and Kevin return to talk about the recent ZBA meeting concerning 105 Sea St., an oversized development with connections to city hall. Kevin also reads listener mail. Please check back for a thorough timeline of this saga by neighbor Mimi Connolly. Listener Mail background music by Shane Ivers of https://www.silvermansound.com/ (silvermansound.com) https://www.patriotledger.com/in-depth/news/2021/10/04/quincy-unbridled-development-city-known-historical-character/5475312001/ (Sound effects from )https://www.zapsplat.com/ (Zapsplat.com) CityLimits Artwork | Liam Mahoney. Check out his https://www.lmillustration.com/ (artwork.)
This week we welcome Penn State Prof. Dr. Bill Bahnfleth, Dr. Dustin Poppendieck from NIST and Alison Savage from EPA's indoor environments division for part 2 of our series on the NASEM document Why Indoor Chemistry Matters! This week we focus on the Management of Chemicals in Indoor Environments. William Bahnfleth is a professor of architectural engineering at the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) in University Park, PA, where he has been employed since 1994. Previously, he was a Senior Consultant for ZBA, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH and a Principal Investigator at the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, IL. He holds BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, where he also earned a bachelor of music degree in instrumental performance. His is a registered professional engineer. Dr. Bahnfeth is the author or co-author of more than 170 technical papers and articles and 14 books and book chapters. He consults on the design of chilled water thermal energy storage systems and has been involved in more than 20 projects world-wide. Dr. Bahnfleth is a fellow of ASHRAE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the International Society for Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ). He has served ASHRAE in a variety of capacities, including Student Branch Advisor, Chapter Governor, Technical Committee and Standing Committee Chair, and as Director-at-Large, Vice President, Treasurer, and 2013-14 Society President. His honors include a 1st place ASHRAE Technology Award, Transactions Paper Award, Distinguished Service and Exceptional Service Awards, The Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award, the E.K. Campbell Award of Merit and the F. Paul Anderson Award. He is also a recipient of the Penn State Engineering Alumni Society's World-Class Engineering Faculty Award. Dustin Poppendieck is a environmental engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He received his PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2002. He is a fellow of the International Society for Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ). Dustin has been investigating indoor air chemistry since 2002. Most of his efforts have involved characterizing primary emission sources and heterogenous reactions at material surfaces. He has investigated emissions from kerosene can lamps used by nearly a billion people throughout the developing world, spray polyurethane foam, non-smoldering cigarette butts and indoor air cleaning devices. In addition, Dustin has studied the disinfection of biologically contaminated building materials (i.e., anthrax) using high concentrations of ozone, chlorine dioxide, hydrogen peroxide and methyl bromide. Alison Savage, M.P.H., is a Biologist in the Indoor Environments Division (IED) in the Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (ORIA) at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is the current team leader of the Scientific Analysis Team. Since joining IED in 2018, she has worked on a wide variety of indoor air quality (IAQ) issues including reducing exposure to wildfire smoke in indoor environments, air cleaning and filtration, indoor chemistry , indoor exposure to particulate matter, and low-cost air sensors for IAQ, as well as IAQ issues related to emergency preparedness, response, and recovery for wildfires and floods. Ms. Savage manages the EPA task order that supported the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) Emerging Science on Indoor Chemistry consensus study. She also manages the task order supporting the ongoing NASEM consensus study on the Health Risks of Indoor Exposures to Fine Particulate Matter and Practical Mitigation Solutions. Prior to joining EPA, she served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Peru. She holds an M.P.H. in Global Environmental Health from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University and a B.S. in Biology from the University of Michigan. LEARN MORE at IAQ Radio!
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THIS WEEK in the Monadnock Region: * Chris dared to go to Keene to see some Hot Mom Folk (the Colonial Theater reopened after stealing land from the Abenaki) * Is music coming back to Harlow's? (Can the former crown jewel of Peterborough turn it around? we hope so) * Greenville and Rindge are where our region's future growth can be expected (their strangeness is an asset) * A highly speculative discussion about upcoming Town Meeting races (this was before we knew the whole truth) * Only Barack Obama could beat Sharon Monahan in a ZBA race (Santa comes to budget) * The Gen Xers are very nice but a generation with balls is coming (campaign slogans galore) * Ben sticks it to us again (but we almost sort of respect it) * The Hate Rocks of Peterborough - our next 30 minute special devoted to finding our very own Hatfields and McCoys (Dan and Chris will team up to make a coffee table book marketed to hip Brooklynites) * Chris is gonna start a rumor * We close out talking about scams ("it's all in the game") Contact us: Hate mail and information about how to send us your awesome calendar photos: diloreto@monadnockunderground.com Submissions: submit@monadnockunderground.com AgEx Farm Listings: zoe@monadnockunderground.com Advertising/Sponsorship: sam@monadnockunderground.com www.gomonadnock.com/ www.monadnockunderground.com/ This episode was produced by Sound Lord Chad Patterson of Studio 117. GO TO Studio 117 - www.studio117.net/ - for ALL your mixing, mastering, and recording needs in 2022 AND BEYOND. He is a hero. PLUS he's got a band now and you can BOOK THEM: www.facebook.com/DownByTen/
What are the secrets to achieving financial freedom through real estate? Matt Green seems to have unlocked the code and is sharing his journey with us. On this episode, Matt Green and I talk about how having the right people on your team is the key to scaling your multifamily business fast and seeing big return on investment. Matt is an active real estate investor who focuses on multifamily acquisition and development. His goal is to force appreciation and multiply money through his strategy. [00:01 - 05:39] Opening Segment Matt shares how he and his father built their real estate portfolio in the '90s America is turning into a renter-nation Why townhouses are a big opportunity for investment How to force appreciation in properties [05:40 - 14:10] Don't Gamble by Developing Real Estate Smarter How Matt had no choice but to go into development The struggles and trials of land development Why having a good team is imperative when developing in real estate Know your exit strategy before you get into a deal [14:11 - 16:41] The Final Four What's one resource or tool that you can't live without? A property shark or county geographic information system (GIS) map If you could help our listeners avoid just one mistake in real estate, what would it be? Not keeping up on your property What's one thing you're doing right now to make the world a better place? Offering the best value How to follow Matt (click the links below!) Tweetable Quotes “It's really important that when you're investing in real estate and developing projects, that you have a really good team because having the right qualified people is going to help you execute faster, you're going to get things done more efficiently. And you'll get to the market quicker.” - Matt Green “I think one of the big mistakes people make is when they don't keep up on their property. If you let things go over time, then it just becomes harder and harder. It's almost like you're digging a hole which gets more and more expensive to get out of it.” - Matt Green “If you're not maintaining your properties, if you're holding them long term, but not maintaining them when it comes time for disposition, you're gonna get terrible offers.” - Sam Wilson ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Matt on Instagram.com/mattgreenfan. Want to generate wealth and increase your income? Visit https://mattj.green or download his free book https://re.tgoblueprint.com/free-book-21620694256285 Connect with me: I love helping others place money outside of traditional investments that both diversify a strategy and provide solid predictable returns. Facebook LinkedIn Like, subscribe, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or whatever platform you listen on. Thank you for tuning in! Email me → sam@brickeninvestmentgroup.com Want to read the full show notes of the episode? Check it out below: Matt Green 00:00 (teaser) We had a good team. We have an architect that was really knowledgeable about the entire process. And then we had a good legal team that basically in this town that we developed it and in the area that we develop in, there's a couple of attorneys that do every single project throughout all the different towns in this area. So they know the codes and the laws even better than the people on the board. So that's why we're able to get through and strategize and put our best strategy forward, which helps a lot. So I think it's really important that when you're investing in real estate and developing projects, you have a really good team. Because having the right qualified people is going to help you execute faster, you're going to get things done more efficiently. And you'll get to the market quicker. Intro 00:37 Welcome to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate Show. Whether you are an active or passive investor, we'll teach you how to scale your real estate investing business into something big Sam Wilson 00:44 .Matt Greene, welcome to the show. Matt Green 00:51 Thank you. Appreciate it. Thanks for having me. Sam Wilson 00:53 Absolutely. The pleasure is mine. There are three questions I asked every guest who comes on the show. Can you tell us where did you start? Where are you now? And how did you get there? Matt Green 01:01 Yeah, great. I appreciate you having me on the call. Basically, I started out about seven years ago, my father and I partnered up together to build a multifamily real estate portfolio. So he had started in real estate back in the 90s. And he had acquired a portfolio of assets, and then we teamed up together to start scaling and building out more assets. So that's where we got started. And, you know, we started out with smaller deals, and now we're working on some bigger deals now. Sam Wilson 01:29 Gotcha. That's fantastic. You guys are buying primarily multifamily right now. Matt Green 01:33 Yeah, that's all we focus on is apartments and townhouses. Those are the most secure and scalable assets. And they're the least risky. I know the pricing has gotten more expensive, especially over the past few years. But those are the most reliable assets that are going to withstand time. Sam Wilson 01:48 Right. What about townhomes? Talk to us about that. What do you see with the opportunity on that front? Matt Green 01:53 I think the whole nation as a whole is turning into more of a renter-nation, I think you got people like Zillow and Blackstone, they're all buying up single-family residential homes. So I think over time, you know, there's going to be a lot more rentals on the market. And I think the homeownership rates are going down. And I think people are less interested in doing home maintenance and keeping track of everything. So I think renting is going to be big, and I think townhouses, offer that because you get your own private entry. You know, usually, it's a two-story setup similar to a house, but you don't have to worry about all the responsibility. Sam Wilson 02:29 Yeah, I mean, that's absolutely true. It's not even just a changing, I think demographic shift, or preference of demographics in the sense that, “Hey, we can't afford it,” or, you know, that we're getting priced out of the market. It's also that people just don't want to, right, that's just the reality of it is that there's the next generation don't necessarily love cutting the grass on Saturdays. Matt Green 02:48 And then you got seniors too, that are getting older, and they don't want to keep up with it anymore. They're just moving into, you know, maybe a senior housing setup or something that's easier to manage. Sam Wilson 02:57 Absolutely. Yeah. My own parents are proof of the pudding. They just left a house for 40 years. And it's like, Wait, you're living where? Like, yeah, the yard guy comes he cuts the grass, he cuts everybody's grass, the neighborhood? That's like that's completely right off on the exterior. So it's really, really intriguing. Are you guys doing anything ground up in that space? Are you finding opportunities in value-add in the townhome space? Matt Green 03:16 Yeah, so basically, with the apartments and townhouses that we invest into. So if we get acquisition of a deal, like for example, we just did 156 unit acquisition last year that we're working on forcing appreciation on so we'll go into the building that was built in the 70s. And basically, what we'll do is we'll identify the value-add potential on the property. So we'll go and we'll put new countertops, paint, flooring, baseboard, windows, and that'll allow us to increase the rents, at least on this property, we raised them almost $400 A month once they're completed. So when you can force appreciation that quickly, it's about a three-year turnaround to get through all 156 units, you can recapture your equity, and throw it into the next deal. So I think if you can find the right deal, pay the right price, and there's enough upside to it, then you can hit a home run investing in real estate, but we also invest into ground-up projects too or working on a couple of $40 million projects where we're going to purchase the land and develop it into apartments. So one of our sites, we're going through approvals on entitlements with a town, that's going to be about eight buildings with 162 apartments on it. So we're working on getting that together and getting the approvals in line. So buy the land for maybe about $2 million. Once it's all approved. And everything's completed with you know, the entitlements, the value of the land will probably go up to $3 million within the year, and then we'll start building out the project. And then once it's all said and done, it'll probably be approximately a $40 million deal. So it'll be really nice. Sam Wilson 04:46 Yeah, absolutely. That's tremendous. You know, on the townhome front doing a value add townhome, play, I mean, in the south and I may be wrong here, but you know, I'm thinking I just think of here in Memphis, Tennessee I just don't know a lot of townhomes. developments, is that something you're on and more regional to where you guys are? Matt Green 05:04 Well, I mean, we have some townhouses. I would say the primary, you know, development and acquisition that we do are all apartments, but I think people are looking for more townhouses like they're open to them. I think it's kind of like that middle ground where it's like, maybe somebody is in a house, but you know, they'd like to townhouse over the apartment type thing. So I see a lot of that. And I think both classes of apartments and townhouses are really popular. I think, if you're building townhouses, naturally, rents are going to be a little bit higher. So maybe a little bit more expensive than the market of just an apartment, but I think they all rent everything rents, one-bedrooms, two bedrooms, and townhouses as well. Sam Wilson 05:40 Yeah, absolutely. On the new build stuff. I think that's intriguing. Walk us through that process. Because the development process is kind of a mystery, I think, you know, especially to a lot of people who are just doing value add or things like that. It's like, oh, man, that's next level. That's somewhere in the nether sphere, I might someday get there. How did you finally settle on development? And then, you know, just kind of pull back the curtains on your business, if you don't mind, on how you guys got there? Matt Green 06:04 Sure. Yeah, I think the reason we got into development wasn't necessarily by choice, but just lack of deal flow in our market. Like everything is very, very competitive. Every deal that is done is like everything's off-market, everybody, all the players know each other in the market. So everybody communicates pretty well. And things trade very, very quickly. And if anything ever hits the market, there are about 20 people that want it instantly. So it's very competitive. And if you want to scale, at least in our area, and something that we're doing is we're scaling in the South as well in the future. But you know, we had to get into land deals, because there's just we couldn't grow, there was not enough deal flow. So we had to start developing property, and you know, developing land, which is a lot more challenging. So we figured out the process, we had one deal that we worked on when we first started doing the land development, where it was just a pain to get the whole thing approved, the town gave us a lot of trouble. It was actually a property was zoned for suburban agriculture. So it was basically zoned for farmland. But next door, it was zoned for business. And then across the street, there were 200 apartments, when we presented the project to the town, they didn't like the idea because they're anti-development at the time. So we had to go through a lot of article 78 lawsuits and go to the ZBA to get a use variance. And it was very challenging. We spent over a year getting it all done. And it costs a lot of money. But we ended up getting it through as I guess it was a good learning experience for the first deal. Because we went through everything, everything got thrown at us. So we figured you know, all these different obstacles out. Then once we finally got it all approved. You know, we were able to build it out. But it was definitely a stressful first development project back when we got started with that first one. Sam Wilson 07:46 Did you have it a lot easier because you have a system? Yeah, that's it. Man. I guess once you've been fed to the wolves, you kind of know what to expect. What were some of the things that helped you get through that? When it was I mean, cuz it's risky, right? Oh, yeah. It's risky to go out and tie up land, and maybe whether you bought or not before entitlement, you know, it's risky to tie it up and then say, well, gosh, I sure hope we get this entitled, right. Without, you know, how many hundreds of 1000s of dollars may be trying to get it done? And if you don't, man, that's a strong gamble. Matt Green 08:11 Exactly. Yes. Well, I think first and foremost, we had like, we had a lot of confidence in it. So we knew that this was the perfect site for apartments, there were already apartments across the street, there's commercial next door to it, we knew that would be eventually developed as apartments, we didn't end up buying it until we got all the final approvals, because that would be even an even bigger risk, you put all the money on the line, you buy it, and then you can develop it, that would be challenging. So we kept everything on contingency before we bought it. And then once everything got cleared, we ended up buying it and developing it, but you don't know where it's gonna turn. Because if you go to, you know, Supreme Court, you don't know which way the judge is going to rule on it. But luckily, since you know, in that lawsuit, the town board actually sued the ZBA, because we got to use variance to actually develop it. So we were able to bypass the rezoning and then get site plan approval, and then eventually develop it. But I think what helped us was, you know, it's really hard to overturn a governmental approval. So when the ZBAapproved it, and the town board, you know, within the same town sued their own, you know, ZBA, sort of, I don't think they really, they didn't want to overturn it, so, and then eventually, we had a new town board within this town that came in and just dropped the lawsuit. So that helped, you know, just getting different board members into place, but it was definitely stressful cost a lot of money cost over $100,000 Just to get it to that point, and you're not sure if it's gonna come through or not. Sam Wilson 09:31 I can think of a lot more fun things to do with 100 grand than just lose it on, you know, town board meetings. So did you have any guidance along the way? Was there anybody reaching out with kind of a mentor perspective, or was it just follow your nose and keep hammering at it? Matt Green 09:48 We had a good team. We have an architect that was really knowledgeable about the entire process. And then we had a good legal team that basically in this town that we developed it and in the area that we develop in, there's a couple of attorneys that do every single project throughout all the different towns in this area. So they know the codes and the laws even better than the people on the board. So that's why we're able to get through and strategize and put our best strategy forward, which helps a lot. So I think it's really important that when you're investing in real estate and developing projects, you have a really good team because having the right qualified people is going to help you execute faster, you're going to get things done more efficiently. And you'll get to the market quicker, Sam Wilson 10:27 Right, man, that's really, really intriguing. What outside of what you just said, what are some things you would recommend to somebody who is interested in development, Matt Green 10:36 I think if you're interested in development, I think you've got to have a plan in place. You can't just go out there without a system and a plan. You have to know what you want to achieve, you have to have your end goal in mind, you can't just buy an asset without an exit plan, you have to have something where you know how you're going to recapture money out of because a lot of people go into deals and they overpay for them, and then they never get their money back. So then they're stuck, they have to wait, they're playing the waiting game until they get their capital back to go on to the next deal. So I think that's probably one of the biggest things is knowing your exit strategy. If even if you're going to stay in the deal, and maybe refinance recapture equity, at least you had that can be your exit plan. That's usually our exit plan. So the goal is to get all your capital back so you can get to the next deal. Sam Wilson 11:15 Yeah, absolutely. That's really intriguing because there are two very distinct strategies there. One is, like you said, the refinance. Actually, there's three that we see I think, commonly in the land development or the development space in finance, or do a refinance via cashing out your current, you know, investors with a new round of investors that want to hold long term, three, just selling it partially leased up and then moving on and your guys' strategy, you want to do just a straight refinance, keep it and hold it in perpetuity, it sounds like. Matt Green 11:45 exactly, yeah. And then we try to get all of our equity back. The goal is always to force appreciation, if you're gonna buy an existing building, your goal should be how can I make this property appreciate as quickly as possible so that you can refinance and recapture equity. And if you can master that system, then that's how you're going to be able to move really quickly and scale fast. That's the best way to scale. And then you can't collect your property either. Over time, you have to keep up on all the improvements there was a project that we acquired in the previous owner never kept up on all his capital improvements like the sidewalks were bad all the exterior was bad. The interiors were all rough, they're old metal cabinets from like the 50s. And there were holes in the walls, they just things weren't maintained properly. So that can also really affect your value. If you want to refinance or sell the property, the next person if you're selling the property is going to knock down the price because they're gonna have to go in and repair these things. So it's just better to keep up on them, you know, as they arise. Sam Wilson 12:38 Yeah, man, that's so true. The metal cabinet thing, I don't know if it's kind of in vogue a little bit of Matt Green 12:43 Yeah, I know they're coming back in maybe, you know, we had a metal cabinet, and they must have had a bad tenant or something because they like kick them in, they're all dented. And so it was just a mess is terrible. There's color by their color. And all over the walls, it was you know, you run into stuff like that. And then you got to come in for this specific property, we spent actually $25,000 per unit putting new cabinets countertops and doing the whole thing inside. So it was a big proces. Sam Wilson 13:10 And to your point, if you're not maintaining the properties, if you're holding them long term, but not maintaining them, when it comes time for disposition, you're gonna get terrible offers on. Matt Green 13:21 yeah, that was a deal where we bought it, it was like a $1.7 million deal. And our bank, we give them a pro forma, and then they kind of give us you know, an upon completion value, then we finance our construction and renovations to draws. And they actually valued it upon completion with the force depreciation model that we use at almost $4 million. So it was a bump of $2 million, within a couple of years. Sam Wilson 13:44 Right. And that's the beautiful thing. It's just fine. It feels that's the main thing it is, which again, going back to your point of why you're moving into or doing also ground up. I mean, I've talked to enough people on this show, they're like, look, I can buy or I can build for 150 or 175,000 units, I can buy, you know, 1980s Vintage for 225 on market, it's still a value add product, like why build. So that's absolutely intriguing, man, I've enjoyed this. Thanks for coming to the show today. Let's jump here to the final four questions. The first one is this what is one tool or resource that you find you can't live without? Matt Green 14:16 I think some of the property research tools, some like a property shark or some or even like the county GIS maps, I think those are really powerful tools where you can get in and look for land deals and look for existing properties that you can jump in and acquire. Sam Wilson 14:29 That is something no one has mentioned actually on this show yet. And I'm glad you did out of 40 episodes. Nobody's mentioned the GIS maps. Yeah, probably one of my favorite tools as well because man, you're right, you can dial in most of the time. It's free. Like oh, yeah, yeah, you can type in the county name slash or face GIS. And you can find the map and most of those are just loaded with tremendous amounts of data. Oh, yeah. Matt Green 14:53 That sometimes can Export Excel sheets and lists, right mailers? There's a lot you can do. Sam Wilson 14:58 Yes, absolutely. Yeah, if you're looking for something that has a zero-cost handle in front of it, that's a great place to start right there with your county GIS maps. Thanks for sharing that map. That's great. Question number two, if you could help our listeners avoid just one mistake in real estate, what would it be? And how would you avoid it? Matt Green 15:13 I think one of the big mistakes is, back to what we talked about already, would be where you don't keep up on your property. If you let things go over time, then it just becomes harder and harder. It's almost like you're digging a hole and then it's going to be more and more expensive to get out of it. If you don't keep up on the roofs and all the capital expenditures, entry doors, sidewalks, exterior, whether you have to repoint brick, all these different things are really important to keep up on so you don't make a hole. Sam Wilson 15:38 I love it. That's great when it comes to investing in the world, what's one thing you're doing right now to make the world a better place? Matt Green 15:43 I think with our apartments, we're just trying to offer the best value because, at the end of the day, your residents are your greatest value. So you have to make sure that you provide a really good service really good quality, give them the best that you can, and then it'll help pay off in the long term. Sam Wilson 15:59 Great, I love it. Matt, if our listeners want to get in touch with you, or learn more about you and your company, what is the best way to do that? Matt Green 16:05 You can follow either on LinkedIn or on Instagram at Green fan. And those are the best places. Sam Wilson 16:11 Awesome. Thank you for your time today, man. I do appreciate you. Matt Green 16:14 Appreciate it. See you later. Sam Wilson 16:15 Hey, thanks for listening to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate podcast. If you can do me a favor and subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google podcasts, whatever platform it is you use to listen if you can do that for us. That would be a fantastic help to the show. It helps us both attract new listeners as well as rank higher on those directories. So appreciate you listening. Thanks so much and hope to catch you on the next episode.
This week we take a close look at Opportunity Zones. Four years after their launch into the economic development ecosystem, the capital gains tax program signed into law by former President Donald Trump has generated $18.9 billion in investment. This is a far cry from the initial estimates made in 2017. Co-hosts Scott M. Graves and Bruce Chester ask questions like where did investment money land? Did the most economically challenged neighborhoods get the investment they needed? Is the Opportunity Zone program as designed and implemented acting like a bottom-up approach, effecting the people who live and work in economically challenged neighborhoods? See the reports we cite in this episode From PBS News Hour From the Tax Foundation David Wessel, author of Only the Rich Can Play: How Washington Works in the New Gilded Age” (2021) We start our episode with a report from our newest regional reporter, former OTRP co-host Scott J. Graves. Scott will be reporting from all Gardner, MA government meetings including ZBA, Conservation, Economic Development and Planning and City Council. Scott has been a City Councilor for 16 years, having lost his first election this past November. He is a graduate of Suffolk Law School, where he edited the school law review, his first experience as a journalist. Scott's latest series for M the Media Project is entitled 'SG, esq.-At Large'. We discussed the visit on November 29, 2021 by Lt. Governor Karen Polito to announce a total of $4.1MM in state investment in two developments in the city of Gardner. Find out who wins and who looses in this latest chapter of Gardner's anemic push out of post-industrialization.
I talk about Segun Idowu as the new Chief of Economic Development and my minor concern. Also, Michelle's decisions on Mass and Cass, outdoor dining, vaccine mandates, and how much power she has to replace the ZBA.
This week we welcome three distinguished guests for their perspective on how COVID has changed the IAQ world forever. Important topics such as how viruses and other infectious diseases are transmitted are being reexamined. Is it possible that we will go back to the pre-COVID status quo after the pain of the pandemic subsides? What is the most important lesson of the pandemic? What is the most important change that needs to be made to IAQ standards? How will COVID change HVAC system design practice? What is the biggest knowledge gap revealed by the pandemic? What can be done to make better IAQ sustainable? These questions and more will be examined during this week's show. Bill Bahnfleth, PhD, PE William Bahnfleth is a professor of architectural engineering at the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) in University Park, PA, where he has been employed since 1994. Previously, he was a Senior Consultant for ZBA, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH and a Principal Investigator at the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, IL. He holds BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, where he also earned a bachelor of music degree in instrumental performance. His is a registered professional engineer. Dr. Bahnfeth is the author or co-author of more than 170 technical papers and articles and 14 books and book chapters. He consults on the design of chilled water thermal energy storage systems and has been involved in more than 20 projects world-wide. Dr. Bahnfleth is a fellow of ASHRAE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the International Society for Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ). He has served ASHRAE in a variety of capacities, including Student Branch Advisor, Chapter Governor, Technical Committee and Standing Committee Chair, and as Director-at-Large, Vice President, Treasurer, and 2013-14 Society President. His honors include a 1st place ASHRAE Technology Award, Transactions Paper Award, Distinguished Service and Exceptional Service Awards, The Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award, the E.K. Campbell Award of Merit and the F. Paul Anderson Award. He is also a recipient of the Penn State Engineering Alumni Society's World-Class Engineering Faculty Award. Kishor Khankari, PhD Dr. Kishor Khankari is the president and founder of AnSight LLC. As a specialist in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Kishor has several years of experience in providing consulting services that have resulted in optimized solutions to a wide variety of engineering problems. A noted expert in his field, he has a Ph.D. in CFD from the University of Minnesota and has regularly published in several technical journals. Dr. Kishor Khankari is an ASHRAE Fellow and ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer. He is a recipient of ASHRAE Distinguished and Exceptional Service Awards; past President of ASHRAE Detroit Chapter, past Chair of ASHRAE Research Administration Committee (RAC) and many other esteemed positions and service to the industry. Stephanie Taylor, MD, M Arch, CIC After working for decades as a physician, Dr. Stephanie Taylor, MD decided to obtain her Masters Degree in Architecture and an Infection Control Certification. Dr. Taylor is the CEO of Taylor Healthcare Commissioning, Inc. where her lifelong commitment to patient care focuses on improving the physical healthcare environment and clinical work practices to protect and help heal patients.
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Thursdays your questions are answered right. Email podcast@mindbodyspace.com to ask questions for me or my guests. Marc Lesser is CEO of ZBA, a speaker, facilitator, workshop leader, and executive coach. He co-created Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute at Google with Chade Meng Tan and Mirabai Bush. Go to Episode 47 to hear our full conversation. Marc has written four books, his latest: Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader: Lessons from Google and a Zen Monastery Kitchen Sign up for Marc's weekly online meditations open to all. More information HERE
Andrew Schena is the owner and founder of Capital Equity Partners and co-host of the podcast Cash Flow Giants. Capital Equity Partners is a real estate syndication company that develops real estate investment strategies. They focus on acquiring and operating multifamily assets in emerging markets across the U.S. Andrew believes in the power of shifting your mindset in order to live a great life. He also underlines the importance of harnessing personal growth to drive growth in your business. Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation: Why Andrew started a podcast The first thing Andrew ever sold How his mindset shifted through a Tony Robbins organization The benefits of attending Tony Robbins’ live events You can’t have business growth without personal growth. How Andrew started and grew Capital Equity Partners Building one business after another within one silo Increasing the value of a parcel through the ZBA (zero balance account) process Influence marketing vs. direct marketing Their criteria for buying land and their land play How being an operator in real estate makes you a better investor Episode Highlights: Balancing Business Growth and Personal Growth You can't talk about business growth without discussing personal growth. You have a life outside of your business. Especially once you start to have a family, you can't spend all of your time on business. Otherwise, you'll ruin the relationships in your family. You have to create those types of freedoms. There are plenty of people who are incredibly successful but are completely miserable individuals. That's where the personal growth comes in. Life isn't worth living if you're miserable all the time. Find that balance and understand personal growth because personal growth not only resonates with your family life, but it also resonates with your business life. Starting and Growing Capital Equity Partners They initially used other people's money to help source and build out their deals and they ultimately educated themselves on the proper way to do it. So they went from flipping real estate properties to doing partial renovations on some single families. They soon started the general contracting firm and the real estate brokerage. They started a lot of different things that are all pretty vertical in that one silo to help facilitate the business. As they matured, they got more into development and repurposing assets and increasing density on parcels within the city. Influence Marketing vs. Direct Marketing Direct marketing works with sellers because you have to have a presence. You need to get their attention through something directly targeted at them. Whereas marketing for investors is more about influence. A seller just wants to know that you've got the ability to close and help their situation and make the best deal for them. So it's important to build your credibility online and have a bit of social media influence. But for investors, you need to meet people one-on-one and have all the social media influence out there to get somebody to potentially invest with you. So it's a multi-tiered touch approach before somebody invests with you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erikecabral/support
This week we welcome back Bill Bahnfleth, PhD, PE to discuss the new ASHRAE Pandemic Task Force and Mechanical Systems and COVID-19. Dr. Bahnfleth is the Chair of the task force along with being a Penn State Professor and ASHRAE Past-President. We are thrilled to have him join us again in spite of his busy schedule. William Bahnfleth is a professor of architectural engineering at the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) in University Park, PA, where he has been employed since 1994. Previously, he was a Senior Consultant for ZBA, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH and a Principal Investigator at the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, IL. He holds BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, where he also earned a bachelor of music degree in instrumental performance. His is a registered professional engineer. At Penn State, Dr. Bahnfleth teaches undergraduate courses in HVAC fundamentals, HVAC system design, and controls and graduate courses in chilled water systems, hot water and steam systems, and indoor air quality. His research interests cover a wide variety of indoor environmental control topics including chilled water pumping systems, stratified thermal energy storage, protection of building occupants from indoor bioaerosol releases, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation systems, and others. He is the author or co-author of more than 170 technical papers and articles and 14 books and book chapters. He consults on the design of chilled water thermal energy storage systems and has been involved in more than 20 projects world-wide. Dr. Bahnfleth is a fellow of ASHRAE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the International Society for Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ). He has served ASHRAE in a variety of capacities, including Student Branch Advisor, Chapter Governor, Technical Committee and Standing Committee Chair, and as Director-at-Large, Vice President, Treasurer, and 2013-14 Society President. His honors include a 1st place ASHRAE Technology Award, Transactions Paper Award, Distinguished Service and Exceptional Service Awards, The Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award, the E.K. Campbell Award of Merit and the F. Paul Anderson Award. He is also a recipient of the Penn State Engineering Alumni Society’s World-Class Engineering Faculty Award.
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In part II of my discussion with Wade Campbell, we talk about his work as Administrator for the Milford, NH Residence Facebook Page and everything that entails. We also talk about Wade's other work on the town's Budget Advisory Committee, Traffic Safety, and ZBA.
Bill O'Brien, chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals for Peoria County, is Steve Tarter's guest on "Tarter Source," a podcast on pjstar.com. O'Brien, whose chaired the group for the past eight years, noted that the ZBA handles zoning changes outside of Peoria city limits. In rural areas, some believe that any kind of restriction amounts to government interference. "We try to be fair," said O'Brien, explaining how the board does its job.
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