Navigant reports how innovative mobility solutions lead to smart cities

According to a recent report by Navigant Research (free summary after registration) that assesses the state of global smart city development, innovative parking and mobility solutions are helping smart cities reduce environmental impact, encourage economic development and improve efficiency of services.

Parksmart measures now boost LEED project score

Parksmart certification can now boost a project’s LEED score. The LEED Steering Committee recently added select Parksmart measures to the LEED innovation catalog for LEED v4 Building Design and Construction (BD+C), LEED 2009 BD+C, LEED v4 Operations and Maintenance (O+M) and LEED 2009 O+M projects.

Parksmart helps shape the electric vehicle marketplace

With a growing appetite for electric vehicles (EV), customers in the U.S. are no longer just looking at parking garages as a place to stow their cars; they’re giving preference to those garages that offer a little more—including EV charging stations.

An airport campus success story with Parksmart

Photo credits: Ryan Snow.

Parksmart to present at Greenbuild Europe 2018

Join us at Greenbuild Europe for an exploration into Parksmart and the first garage in Europe to embrace the rating system, the Obilicev Venac.

Parksmart certification: Transforming the parking garage of today into the multimodal hub of tomorrow

Answers to your top four questions about Parksmart

Parksmart has rounded up the top four most frequently asked questions we receive from people interested in exploring parking certification. Check out our answers to the get the info you need:

Leverage your parking assets to fight transportation-related climate change

While it will take a number of changes to keep our planet habitable for humans for generations to come, transportation continues to play a substantial role in the climate change reduction equation. Around the world, transportation accounts for approximately 60 percent of global oil consumption, 27 percent of energy use and 23 percent of CO2 emissions. However, your parking garage might be one of the many underutilized solutions to the rising tide of transportation-related climate change.

Register now to earn your Parksmart Advisor designation this April

Attend the April Parksmart Advisor training session, offered by the International Parking Institute (IPI) in partnership with GBCI, to elevate your professional practice, offer additional services to your clients and attract new business. The next series of Parksmart Advisor training is scheduled for April 10, 12, 17 and 19.

Parksmart certification is tailored to your needs

Whether your garage has already embraced cutting-edge sustainability strategies or is starting to evaluate ways to improve garage performance, Parksmart is a fit for you.

Over the past year, Parksmart has evolved to provide a tailored experience. Initially conceived as a tool to recognize industry leaders, Parksmart has expanded, now supporting all parking operations in their pursuit of improved performance and greater social impact.

Sustainable innovation in surface parking

Forward-thinking real estate owners across the United States are exploring how their often-ignored impervious parking lots could be reimagined. In so doing, they help create an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy and prosperous environment that improves quality of life. JLL and Procter & Gamble are among those businesses leading efforts to develop high-performing surface parking.