Bonds are the largest source of capital in the global market. Bond labeling has been a popular tool since bonds were created. Labeled bonds have been used to fund the railroad, aircraft, highway, and war industries. Many of the financiers and investors who offer bonds are interested in the environmental impact of the projects they … Continued
Energy Performance Contract EPCs are one of the most successful and long-standing financing mechanisms specifically for energy efficiency. Although most EPCs to date have been used to fund government efficiency projects, they have also worked effectively for the private sector. EPCs are typically designed so that the value of energy savings is split between the … Continued
Energy Service Agreement An Energy Service Agreement (ESA) is a pay-for-performance, off-balance sheet financing solution that allows customers to implement energy efficiency projects with zero upfront capital expenditure. Through the ESA, the ESA provider pays for all project development and construction costs. Once a project is operational, the customer makes service charge payments for actual … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Weeks, IMT, 202-525-2883, x306 / katie.weeks@imt.org Caroline Stec, RILA, 703-600-2082 / caroline.stec@rila.org Stephanie Cegielski, ICSC, 646-728-3572 / scegielski@icsc.org Coordinated national effort will empower commercial building landlords and tenants to improve energy efficiency in billions of square feet of leased space and reap up to $5 billion in annual energy savings. … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Weeks, katie.weeks@imt.org, 202.525.32883, x306 Landmark DOE Initiative to Ignite Clean Energy Action in 60 Cities and Counties Across the Country Washington, DC (Sept. 27, 2016)—Announced by the White House during Smart Cities Week, the U.S. Department of Energy is launching the Better Communities Alliance (BCA), a groundbreaking collaborative effort among local … Continued
IMT and the Rocky Mountain Institute recently developed a Deep Retrofit Value Green Leasing Tool to help both tenants and tenant representatives better estimate the business value of sustainable office spaces beyond energy cost savings. This will help tenants determine how much they might be willing to pay per square foot for a sustainable office … Continued
IMT and the Rocky Mountain Institute created this downloadable questionnaire for commercial tenants to quickly assess the status of a landlord’s sustainable building features and operations currently in place within the premises. The questionnaire will help tenants ensure site performance is in alignment with corporate sustainability goals. Using this tool will assist tenants in estimating … Continued
For more than 20 years, IMT has worked toward a future in which all buildings are highly efficient, and our progress toward this goal is captured in our 2015 Annual Report.
Designed to help home builders promote their investment in energy-efficient lighting, this resource from IMT highlights the benefits offered to homeowners from market offerings. It is designed to be used as part of a home builder’s collateral set in marketing new homes to potential buyers. Developed as part of the organization’s work on code development, … Continued
Executive Director, Cliff Majersik, looks back on his time at IMT.