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A Glossary of Energy Efficiency Financing Tools Download

This paper briefly characterizes energy efficiency market sectors; describes the major players in the energy efficiency financing market; describes the key barriers facing each market sector; reviews primary internal and external financing strategies used by each market sector; summarizes our investor discussions; and offers conclusions and recommendations for catalyzing large-scale deployment of capital to the […]

This paper provides policy makers, regulators and private sector firms engaged in the design and implementation of efficiency programs with a series of innovative financing options that can be used to achieve comprehensive energy savings across a broad spectrum of residential, commercial and industrial market segments. Download

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) finance is a new and growing municipal approach to support energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades in commercial buildings in the United States. As of February 2013, there were 16 commercial PACE programs accepting applications to finance building efficiency projects. Most of these have been active for less than a […]

So, you are thinking about retrofitting an existing building or building a new one with green, high performance, and energy-efficient features. What is the best way for you to position your building from a valuation standpoint? Because these buildings are different, owners have had to change not only how they design, build, and market, but […]

Energy efficiency retrofits in our homes and buildings can achieve large monetary and energy savings across the buildings sector, but face numerous barriers. High upfront costs continue to be one of the significant barriers to tapping into this savings potential. Addressing the financial barrier to investments in energy efficiency has been a complex hurdle, which […]

Buildings account for approximately 70% of electricity use and 40% of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, and offer significant opportunities for energy savings and GHG emissions reductions through the installation of energy efficiency retrofits and small renewable energy systems. Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) legislation — first introduced in Berkeley, CA in 2008 […]

The number and diversity of energy finance programs have increased dramatically in recent years. Likewise, there is a growing interest among different types of financial institutions in participating in local initiatives. However, finding a financial partner that best fits a particular program can be a challenge. This paper attempts to catalog the different categories of […]

Collection of State Housing Finance Agency from across the nation for the week of October 27.

HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau recently released the results of the 2013 American Housing Survey (AHS), marking the 40th year the survey has taken a detailed look at the U.S. housing stock including detailed information on housing costs and quality.

HUD has released an initial progress report on the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD). This report examines how RAD has transformed the public housing landscape and the new opportunities RAD has created for PHAs to improve the physical and financial condition of public housing as well as how RAD has helped PHAs preserve units over the long term and the program’s impact on residents.

EarthCraft™ green building programs, which were first developed in 1999 through a partnership between the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association and Southface Energy Institute, are designed to specifically address the challenging energy, water and climate conditions of the Southeast. EarthCraft certification helps ensure that buildings and communities in the region meet strict criteria for saving […]