by Chris Chopik | Nov 23, 2020 | Columnists
It is increasingly clear that housing is central to the story of climate change. Home is where impacts from catastrophic loss from changing weather patterns, including flood, wildfire and sea-level rise, are most acutely felt. On the flip side, houses are where we...
by Chris Chopik | Jan 14, 2020 | Columnists, Featured
As I look back at the lessons of my lifetime, I am grateful for the experience I have had, for the friends and family that are my community, and for the amazing opportunities that have been afforded me through curiosity, hard work and good fortune. In the last two...
by Chris Chopik | Oct 22, 2019 | Columnists, Featured
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) chose the perfect location for its recent invitation-only Sustainability Summit 2019 – New Orleans. Presentations included powerful insights and calls to action from The Union of Concerned Scientists, flood and hazard experts...
by Don Procter | Jul 8, 2019 | News, Profiles
Climate change is an emerging risk affecting the value of real estate, which is why Chris Chopik wrote a 75-page paper on the subject for a degree in the Master of Design in Strategic Foresight and Innovation program at Toronto’s OCAD University. Chopik’s paper –...
by Robert Van Rhijn | Apr 12, 2019 | Columnists, Featured
A high electricity or gas bill is often the trigger for implementing some form of energy conservation – turning off the lights when you leave a room, lowering the heat when you go to work or potentially spending more time staring at your phone…until the battery...
