Joel Nelson

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Joel Nelson, senior marketing writer, joined Yardi in 2007. His byline has appeared in New York Real Estate Journal, Canadian Property Management and Los Angeles Lawyer, among others. He has won multiple awards from major professional organizations including the International Association of Business Communicators and Public Communicators of Los Angeles. Joel earned a bachelor’s degree from Pomona College.

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Still Beeping

Some technologies lapse into obscurity when something more capable or easier to use comes along. Consider rotary telephones, floppy disks and VHS tapes. How about pagers, which came into service six decades ago? Those small electronic devices, sometimes called beepers because of the sound they make when notifying users of a new message, haven’t disappeared. […]

12 / 09 / 24

Astronomical

The Sky’s No Limit

Looking for easy, fun and free activities to fill your winter nights? Step outside and open your eyes to some spectacular upcoming astronomical events. Dec. 7: Jupiter at opposition The largest planet in the solar system lies opposite the sun in the sky and will be visible all night in the constellation Taurus. Dec. 8: […]

12 / 06 / 24

Holiday shopping

Getting Attuned

You might notice it sometimes but it’s usually unobtrusive, discernable only if you stop what you’re doing and concentrate on it. It’s the background music that accompanies your visit to many retail stores and restaurants around the world. Clinical research indicates that a store’s atmosphere affects the emotional states of consumers by appealing to the […]

11 / 29 / 24

modern office building with glass windows

Pane Gains

Much of the discussion about energy efficiency in commercial and residential buildings focuses on heating and cooling systems. But windows, which account for more than half of a modern skyscraper’s exterior surface area, are earning their share of attention in the search for smart solutions for buildings. Commercial buildings account for about 40% of carbon […]

11 / 22 / 24

front yard SFR property

Should Lawns

Praised by advocates for their beauty and central role in American history, derided by critics for their environmental impacts, lawns – the largest irrigated crop, by area, in the U.S. – occupy a singular place in the American psyche. Lawns, which occupy 40 million acres in the U.S. and consume around 9 billion gallons of water daily, […]

11 / 21 / 24

Construction worker wearing a protective suit and mask, ensuring safety and protection on a construction site

Keeping Asbestos

Asbestos, a mineral present in certain types of rocks, was widely used in buildings and consumer products starting in the 1800s. Prized for its strength, durability and resistance to heat and corrosion, asbestos served decorative, insulation or fireproofing purposes on decks, roofs, ceilings, plumbing pipes, attics and more, along with automobile components, fabrics and packaging. […]

11 / 07 / 24

Office Stretch Exercise At Work.

Workplace Workouts

Perhaps you’re spending more time in the office these days and lost your proximity to the gym or other favorite daytime workout location. But did you know that workplaces offer abundant opportunities for maintaining physical fitness? “Just because you have a desk doesn’t mean you have to sit at it for eight hours straight,” according […]

10 / 25 / 24

World's Fair Ferris wheel

Early Tech Showcases

World’s fairs – international exhibitions of industrial, scientific and cultural advances held at a specific site for several months – boast centuries of history as forums for transformative technologies. The largest steam engine ever built, the telephone, the typewriter, the mechanical calculator, the Ferris wheel, a prototype fax machine and the Ford Mustang are just […]

10 / 18 / 24

passport control electronic

Paper to High Tech

If you travel internationally, you must have a passport. One hundred sixty-one million holders of valid U.S. passports take that fact for granted, but this document took centuries to evolve from a frill into a mandatory border-crossing asset. The modern era of passports began when Louis XIV, king of France from 1643 to 1715, issued […]

10 / 17 / 24

Some observers consider radio frequencies the world’s most valuable natural resource and worry they could be depleted in the manner of other finite resources like clean air and water.

Will Frequencies

Some observers consider radio frequencies the world’s most valuable natural resource and worry they could be depleted in the manner of other finite resources like clean air and water. Applications ranging from radio and television to cell phones, military systems, GPS and Wi-Fi use frequency bands of radio waves, a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum […]

10 / 10 / 24

Learn more about how Yardi energy management software and certified experts simplify collecting, assimilating and reporting required energy consumption data.

Yardi Energy Solutions

Yardi Energy Solutions is positioned to support U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initiatives in energy data aggregation, access and reporting. The agency’s new Whole-Building Energy Data Campaign, for example, is designed to help building owners appeal to utilities for access to accurate whole building data for multitenant buildings. Whole building data enables visibility into energy consumption, […]

10 / 07 / 24

Energy month

Take Action on Energy

Coming in October: ENERGY STAR® Day (Oct. 9) and Energy Awareness Month, which offer businesses and individual consumers an array of money-saving tools and tactics. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which administers ENERGY STAR, announced these designations to showcase how “using energy more wisely reduces your impact on the climate, providing a healthier and cleaner […]

10 / 01 / 24

technology free zone

Giving Up Tech

It often seems that smartphones and other technology items have become inseparable from our business, personal and leisure lives. Is it possible to renounce tech, even temporarily? “Technology is very much a part of us now. We bank with an app, read restaurant menus on phones and even sweat with exercise instructors through a screen,” […]

09 / 28 / 24

Building codes are regulations that apply to architects, builders, owners and others involved in a structure’s construction and maintenance.

Speaking in Codes

What are building codes and why are they necessary? Building codes are regulations that apply to architects, builders, owners and others involved in a structure’s construction and maintenance. Adopted and enforced by state, local, tribal and territorial entities, they ensure that buildings conform with safety and public health standards. They encompass standards for everything from […]

09 / 26 / 24

sinkhole aftermath in a residential neighborhood

Look Out Below

One of them, measuring 100 feet wide and 50 feet deep, opened up at the center of a soccer complex in Alton, Ill., taking down a light pole, benches and artificial turf. Another one in Madera, Calif., consumed a truck trailer. Others forming in front yards in Highland City, Fla., and Las Cruces, N.M., swallowed […]

09 / 13 / 24