Building Better Buildings: a Lincoln Property Company Case Study

Barry Abramson has devoted his professional life to improving the energy efficiency, environmental impact and economic performance of buildings. As Principal of Servidyne, a consulting firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, he has provided energy and sustainability consulting services for 40 years. He serves on ASHRAE Committee SPC211 that wrote the Standard for Commercial Building Energy Audits. He is the past Chair of the USGBC’s LEED Energy and Atmosphere Technical Advisory Group. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Barry and his team at Servidyne have focused on helping clients assess their building systems to develop risk- mitigation strategies that contribute to the health and wellbeing of building occupants. Barry has delivered numerous webinars on HVAC and water system building readiness, attended by several thousand real estate industry professionals. Barry graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Energy and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in 15 states, a LEED AP O+M, LEED Faculty, and an ASHRAE Building Energy Assessment Professional. barry.abramson@servidyne.com 470-355-9004

Shane Froman is responsible for all property management services in Georgia and Alabama. With over eighteen years in the commercial real estate industry, he leads the management division of Lincoln Property Company which consists of 20 million square feet of Office, Retail and Industrial assets. Shane is responsible for establishing Lincoln’s strategic initiatives, accountable for operational policy and financial review, owner communications and ultimately the safeguarding of client’s assets. Over the last 7 years Shane has led the Lincoln team in the onboarding and transitioning of over 10 million square feet of assets. Shane plays a vital role in bringing unified technology to drive service and efficiencies to Lincoln Property Company by implementing stream lined accounting systems as well as an asset management and property manager portal giving immediate transparency of assets to our owners and managers. Using LEED, BOMA 360 and Energy Star benchmarks, Shane has been able to establish a minimum standard for assets within Lincoln’s portfolio and is able to quantify tenant renewals and satisfaction directly related to tenant request response time, problem resolution and tenant touch/comfort. Shane’s and the Lincoln management team are experienced in managing product ranging from big box power centers to high-rise class A office towers for a multitude of owners that include special servicers, real estate private equity companies, REITs, state pension funds and other institutional owners. Shane’s management team has extensive experience throughout Georgia, Florida and Alabama.

Jesse has worked with Lincoln Property Company for almost 5 years, but has been in Commercial Property Management for over 15 years. Jesse started his career in Class A Commercial Office but has managed various property types including Industrial, Flex, and Retail. Jesse’s main role with Lincoln is support and guidance for the entire southeast regional engineering staff. Jesse also helps with due diligence for new acquisitions and runs Lincoln’s mobile engineering department, FleetFix. Jesse has worked at many staple properties during his career in the Atlanta market including 55 Allen Plaza, Centrum, Monarch Tower and Plaza, and Three Alliance Center just to name a few. Prior to Lincoln Property, Jesse has worked in efficiency-based programs with local municipalities such as Comfort Homes with Jackson EMC and Georgia Power’s EARTHCENTS program. Jesse enjoys teaching others and makes it a point to ensure his teams are trained the proper way to do things. Jesse is highly focused on quality assurance and his attention to detail and drive for efficiency is second to none.

Allison Kim Is a sustainability and wellness leader passionate about providing solutions that make a significant positive impact on the health of people and the planet. Allison brings extensive expertise in global sustainability and wellness, project management, strategic planning to the Commercial Team at IWBI. Prior to joining IWBI, Allison was VP of Sustainability and Wellness at Cushman + Wakefield where she advised startups to global Fortune 100 companies in sustainability and wellness strategy and initiatives. Allison founded and operated Goody Foods – a nutrient dense snack company in the Bay Area. Earlier in her career, she oversaw major gift and corporate fundraising efforts for many top-tier symphony orchestras. Allison graduated with honors from Butler University with a Bachelors in Science in Music and Business. She is WELL Faculty, WELL AP, LEED AP and received a 2018 IWBI Leadership Award.