JDM develops sustainability strategies and programs for clients’ buildings and portfolios that go from the board room to the boiler room. Our approach begins with an organizational commitment and carries through to the day-to-day implementation of sustainable strategies and improvements at the building level. By taking a comprehensive, staged approach, our clients can capitalize on economies of scale, achieve consistency, and manage implementation efficiently across their portfolios.

We work with clients to develop and roll out a sustainability program, educate stakeholders, and identify and implement operational and technical improvements. These improvements are supported by financial analyses to enable enhanced, informed decision-making by portfolio and asset managers. Our analyses further empower clients to reduce costs, enhance net operating income, and prioritize investments to manage capital effectively. By keeping the focus on the bottom line, we enable our clients to achieve both their environmental and financial objectives.

On behalf of governments, nonprofits, utilities, and other industry groups, JDM builds engaging, innovative market transformation strategies to advance sustainability in the real estate industry. Our experience with partnership-based, voluntary initiatives (such as the U.S. EPA's ENERGY STAR®, NEEA's BetterBricks, and the BOMA Energy Efficiency Program) has shown that effective market transformation programs have the ability to impact billions of square feet of real estate.

Leveraging our experiences working directly with the real estate industry, we assist clients to develop strategic messaging and approaches that will most effectively catalyze long-term sustainable change. JDM collaborates with clients’ stakeholders and customers to advance awareness and understanding of their programs through education and outreach campaigns, and we provide ongoing strategic and technical guidance to facilitate implementation. 

JDM develops and implements strategic communications and outreach initiatives that advance and promote clients’ sustainability programs. Communications demonstrate your program’s value, assist people to understand their roles in its success, share environmental and financial results, demonstrate corporate social responsibility, and highlight achievements through industry recognition and awards. We identify the messages that are important to specific audiences; we then develop communications plans and create materials that inform each of these audiences and motivate them to action.

JDM also identifies and crafts sustainability policies and guidelines that effectively communicate and facilitate the client’s environmental goals. At the organization or portfolio level, policies are instrumental tools for achieving change. We work with clients to develop both high-level corporate policies and detailed technical or operational guidance. Topics include green building design and construction techniques, energy- and water-efficient operations, and sustainable purchasing. Collaborating with employees, asset managers, property managers, and others, we facilitate implementation through training, education, and ongoing guidance.