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Freddie Mac introduced new efficiency loan program.
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Putting Data to Work: ACEEE Summer Study Paper
Orignially published in August 2016, this paper was the precursor to the Putting Data to Work toolkit that was released in February 2018. Putting Data to Work: Using Building Energy Performance Data to Expand the Market for Energy Efficiency in Buildings An increasing number of state and local jurisdictions are implementing building performance reporting laws, which generate … Continued
How External Financing Can Unlock Savings for Retailers: Part 3
Spotlight on specialized financing mechanisms
How External Financing Can Unlock Savings for Retailers: Part 2
Green bonds make a splash.
One Step Closer to the Next National Model Energy Code
A new code is essential for innovative building technologies.
How External Financing Can Unlock Energy Savings for Retailers: Part 1
Financing solutions for retail energy managers.
Making Efficiency Work for Small Business Landlords and Tenants
In Cleveland and beyond.
NEO Realty Group Green Lease Case Study
Proving a Small Business Can Be a Leader in Green Leasing Based in Northeastern Ohio, NEO Realty Group is a vertically-integrated real estate company that manages or owns properties in four counties in the Cleveland metropolitan area and is one of eleven companies to be named a 2015 Green Lease Leader—a designation created by IMT … Continued
Making Efficiency Work for You: A Resource Guide for Small Business Landlords and Tenants
Commercial buildings used nearly 20 percent of total energy in the United States—more than half of which is consumed by small and medium buildings under 100,000 square feet, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. For small businesses that rent space in commercial buildings, energy is a top cost, often ranking behind only labor and … Continued
The Coffee House Green Lease Case Study
Brewing Up a Plan to Percolate Energy Savings The Coffee House was founded in 2009 and is owned by Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. The shop is situated in a three-story building located in a center of education, medicine, arts, and cultural institutions, known as University Circle. To lower energy usage and improve … Continued