Nate Gillette

About Nate Gillette

Nate Gillette is an award winning licensed Architect with a passion for sustainability and making buildings perform better. He is the Director of Natura Architectural Consulting and an Editorial Advisory Team member and contributing writer to Retrofit Magazine.

About Nate Gillette

Nate Gillette is an award winning licensed Architect with a passion for sustainability and making buildings perform better. He is the Director of Natura Architectural Consulting and an Editorial Advisory Team member and contributing writer to Retrofit Magazine.

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Dealing With Aluminum Branch Wiring in Apartment Buildings

In the realm of electrical systems, the wiring that weaves through the walls of our homes plays a critical role in ensuring safety and functionality. However, there's a hidden danger that has lingered in older structures, potentially posing significant risks—aluminum branch wiring. In this post, we'll shed light on the dangers associated with aluminum branch [...]

Unmasking Danger: Federal Pacific Stab-Lok Electrical Panels

Electrical safety is paramount in any home or business, and the choice of electrical panels plays a critical role in maintaining a secure environment. One notorious name that often raises concerns is the Federal Pacific Stab-Lok electrical panels. In this post, we'll shed light on the potential dangers associated with these panels and why homeowners [...]

Navigating Real Estate: A Guide to Multifamily Risk Management

Real estate transactions, especially in the multifamily housing sector, come with inherent risks. Successful investors understand the importance of thorough due diligence, and at Natura Architectural Consulting, we specialize in guiding our clients through the complex landscape of construction risk management. In this post, we'll explore key strategies to identify and mitigate construction risks, ensuring [...]

A Simple Guide to Multifamily Property Condition Assessments

Our team here at Natura has performed thousands of Multifamily Property Condition Assessments. Lenders and real estate investors routinely reach out to us to execute PCAs to ensure there are no surprises in the commercial building or property that might affect equity, or performance over time. When it comes to Real Estate Due Diligence, you [...]

Why Energy Modeling is Worth the Investment

The energy used running a commercial enterprise can be huge. Many businesses and property owners are looking for ways to cut down on their energy use to try to be more environmentally-friendly. As a property owner or facility manager, you need to make sure your processes don’t suffer as a result. Energy modeling provides the [...]

How The New Tax Bill is Expected to Effect Commercial Real Estate

At NAC, we’re architectural consultants, not tax experts, but much of what we do involves due diligence for commercial real estate investments. There’s been a lot of talk amongst our customers and colleagues about the new tax bill that took effect in 2018 and how that might affect their commercial real estate holdings. So we [...]

Green Property Condition Assessment

Green Property Condition Assessment Here at Natura we assess the condition of many buildings. While the physical condition of a building and all of its building systems are important considerations, there’s typically one idea that is not considered…how to make the building more efficient to operate. Natura Architectural Consulting believes that sustainability best practices should [...]

A Simple Guide to Choosing the “Right” Commercial Contractor.

If you’ve found this article, chances are you’re looking for a commercial contractor for your next project. If you’ve hired a commercial contractor before, you know the hiring process is crucial to ensuring budgets, timelines, and design implementation; and can be daunting.  If you’ve never hired a commercial contractor before, just breathe. This blog offers [...]

Women in Construction

Women in Construction We recently celebrated Women in Construction week. NAC is grateful for our Women in Construction. Katherine Murphy and Tammy Gillette are out in the field on a weekly basis inspecting buildings. We are so fortunate to have these extraordinary women working hard for us and contributing to the success of Natura Architectural [...]

What Does Sustainability Mean to You?

Sustainability has become a major buzzword. Industries across every sector of the market are bringing discussions of sustainability into their everyday conversations and strategies. One of the first industries to bring sustainability to the forefront of industry discussions was the building materials and construction industries. This makes sense because, in the United States alone, buildings [...]

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