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The Lock Up Self-Storage Embraces Green Practices

The Lock Up Self Storage, a Chicago-based operator of self-storage facilities, is embarking on a company-wide conversion to more energy-efficient appliances and procedures. ...More
June 15, 2010
Posted in News
U-Haul Awarded Galaxy Star of Energy Efficiency Award

U-Haul International was named a winner in the 2010 Galaxy Stars of Energy Efficiency by the Alliance to Save Energy. The award is presented to an individual in the public or private sector in recognition of an outstanding public service contribution or a lifetime ...More
June 14, 2010
Posted in News
Hide-Away Storage Cuts Costs Through Energy Savings and Self-Storage Kiosks

Hide-Away Storage based in Manatee County, Fla., is finding ways to reduce operational expenses and increase revenue, incorporating self-storage kiosks into its facilities and “going green” to save money on energy costs. ...More
June 7, 2010
Posted in News, Technology
Summer Shape-Up: A Self-Storage Operator's Guide to Complete Facility Maintenance

This ultimate maintenance guide covers everything from a self-storage operator's rooftop to the asphalt, unit doors to golf carts. Whether these tasks are performed weekly, daily or as needed, staying on top of them will ensure every self-storage facility is in top shape ...More
May 31, 2010 Amy Campbell
Posted in Articles, Construction, Management, Technology
The Eco-Friendly Self-Storage Facility: Simple Steps Operators Can Take to Be Green

Storage businesses can improve their public image by taking simple steps that will position them as champions of Mother Earth. In so doing, they’ll bring in more sales while garnering great public relations. ...More
May 27, 2010 Barry Keyes
Posted in Articles, Marketing
Saving Money With Solar Energy: Understanding the Technology and Economic Benefits for Self-Storage

This article explains the benefits of installing a solar-energy system in self-storage, helping owners determine if the choice is right for their operation. The benefits relate not only the technology itself, but to the way a facility operator pays for electricity, a ...More
May 25, 2010 Bob Burson
Posted in Articles
U-Haul of Southern Washington Expands Self-Storage Network With Opening of North Auburn Center

The U-Haul Company of Southern Washington expanded the U-Haul network of self-storage locations with the grand opening of the North Auburn U-Haul Center. The facility has 612 storage units with more than 36,950 square feet of storage. ...More
May 24, 2010
Posted in News
English Creek Self Storage in New Jersey Adds Solar PV System

English Creek Self Storage in Egg Harbor, N.J., recently added a solar photovoltaic (PV) generation system. The system was installed by Pro-Tech Energy Solutions LLC, a self-funded energy services company serving the Mid-Atlantic region's commercial properties. ...More
April 22, 2010
Posted in News
Photovoltaic Systems and Self-Storage: Ontario Facility Owners Make Money From Their Rooftops

In September 2009, Ontario, Canada, led the North Americans in approving a FIT (feed-in tariff) Program under the Green Energy Act. If you own a self-storage facility in Ontario, this may be the answer to generating income from your roof space, or making your business more ...More
April 11, 2010 Isabel Chan
Posted in Articles
Florida's Hide-Away Storage Installs Energy-Efficient Lighting

Hide-Away Storage is going “green” by making major changes at its self-storage locations to conserve energy, including installing new lights along its driveways to cut electrical consumption by 75 percent. ...More
March 23, 2010
Posted in News

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