Title: What is Green Real Estate Management? An Emerging Adult Perspective
Stream: Industry/Innovation & Infrastructure
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Authors:
Erin Hopkins, Virginia Tech, United States
Abstract:
There are many different definitions of sustainability and environmental sustainability. When examining this from the built environment context, the different definitions continue to cause confusion among stakeholders. As building operations represent the largest portion of the building lifecycle, a common definition regarding green real estate management can be beneficial. While research has looked at these varying definitions and the issues which arise because of these differences, it can be instructive to survey students as this cohort will be entering the workforce and will help to shape environmental sustainability from a property management perspective.
The research question of how undergraduate students define green real estate management will be answered through a content analysis of questionnaires from an undergraduate multifamily property management and operations course from Fall 2016 and Spring 2018 semesters. These two semesters were chosen to try and capture both millennials and post-millennial generations for a more comprehensive examination among younger generations. The themes discovered through this research will be compared and contrasted with existing definitions put forth by various reputable sources and recommendations put forward for a standard definition taking into account emerging adults.
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