{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Supercool","title":"Renters Delight: How One of America's Largest Property Owners Cuts Energy Costs","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2488,"description":"Utility costs are among the largest expense categories in multifamily real estate; they have been rising in the double digits year over year.\nThe industry's attempt to answer has largely been technology. Smarter systems. AI-powered optimization. Devices that promise to cut costs by plugging into aging infrastructure.\nKyle Hendricks, VP and Head of Sustainability at Equity Residential, one of America's largest apartment owners, took a different approach. He tied energy performance to the annual compensation of every employee in the company — from the executive suite to the person turning over a unit between tenants — and turned a small corporate team into an army of part-time energy managers across 300 communities.\nThe first answer from leadership was a hard no. Then a maybe. Then show us the measurement. Where does this break down?\nIn this episode, Kyle explains how he built the case, why operating discipline outperforms silver bullet technology in a portfolio of old buildings, and what climate tech startups need to understand about multifamily real estate before they walk in the door.\nShow Notes\nGuest: Kyle Hendricks, VP and Head of Sustainability\nCompany: Equity Residential\nFor more low-carbon innovations now scaling—and the playbooks driving their market adoption—subscribe to the podcast plus our:* Weekly Newsletter* Climate Adoption Playbook* Supercool on Instagram * Supercool on LinkedIn","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WNN1988bBlxHUOs2snU8AOuKZR0jqyW_s255bNBPY2k/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yZGNm/ODEyNWI4NTRmNTk3/MjA4YmI1NmFhOWEw/NDM5Zi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}