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AERC Recycling Solutions Hosts Events at Access Self Storage in New Jersey

On July 23, AERC Recycling Solutions is hosting two free electronics-recycling collection events at Access Self Storage locations in Lawrenceville and Manalapan, N.J. ...More
July 11, 2011
Posted in News
Safe Haven Self Storage of New York Converts to LED Lighting

Safe Haven Self Storage, with locations in Mount Kisco and Elmsford, N.Y., will be converting the existing fluorescent and incandescent lighting system at its 70,000-square-foot Mount Kisco facility to energy-efficient LED lighting. ...More
July 8, 2011
Posted in News, Construction
Wonderland Mini Storage of Ontario Adds Photovoltaic-Solar System

Wonderland Mini Storage of London, Ontario, Canada, recently commissioned the province’s first 200-kilowatt solar-power system using microinverters by Enphase Energy. ...More
July 6, 2011
Posted in News, Construction
The Lock Up Self-Storage Installs Solar Panels in New Jersey

Chicago-based self-storage company The Lock Up has installed solar panels on its Livingston and Westwood, N.J., facilities in an effort to protect the environment and reduce operational costs. ...More
July 6, 2011
Posted in News, Construction
Former U.S. Air Force Base Converts to Mixed-Use Sustainable Self-Storage Project in Denver

This is not just another self-storage conversion story. We’re all accustomed to seeing vacant grocery stores, big-box stores, downtown office buildings and even a Hawaiian cave converted successfully to accommodate self-storage; but a historic airplane hangar in Denver now ...More
July 3, 2011
Posted in Articles, Construction, Development
Extra Space Storage Installs Solar Panels on 21 NJ Self-Storage Facilities

Extra Space Storage, a self-storage real estate investment trust, will install solar panels on the rooftops of 21 of self-storage facilities in New Jersey. ...More
June 27, 2011
Posted in News, Management
Greener Pastures: Considering Environmental Self-Storage

Although there’s evidence to suggest the self-storage industry should consider environmental initiatives, there still appears to be some hesitation on behalf of facility owners. Here are a handful of green options for self-storage operators to ponder. ...More
June 17, 2011
Posted in Articles, Construction, Management
The Impact of Going Green in Self-Storage: Operators Weigh the Benefits of Solar Panels and Cool Roofs

Though helping the environment is good for the planet and may make you feel good inside, self-storage owners have to weigh the financial return of employing green technology and practices before investing. Is the installation of features such as solar panels and cool roofs ...More
June 1, 2011 By John Carlisle
Posted in Articles, Construction
CA Self-Storage Facilities Support Kure It Cancer Research Through GREENspot DROPoff

Hundreds of self-storage facilities throughout California are serving as GREENspot DROPoff e-waste recycling locations, and now these facilities will donate $1 to Kure It Cancer Research for every television, computer, monitor, laptop or flat screen they receive. ...More
May 31, 2011
Posted in News, Management
Self-Storage Facility Makeover: SmartStop Self Storage in Phoenix Brightens Up and Gets Green

When Strategic Storage Trust Inc. acquired a self-storage facility in 2009 in an older Phoenix neighborhood, the company knew a facelift was long overdue. The company brought its new SmartStop Self Storage property up to date with new amenities valued by storage customers, ...More
May 24, 2011
Posted in Articles, Construction, Management

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