This brief covers public policy goals and legislative objectives such as updatingunderwriting standards for federally insured mortgages to accurately reflect energy costs. To read the brief in its entirety, download the PDF.
There is tremendous potential to achieve energy and greenhouse gas reductions in the U.S. building stock. Today, U.S. policymakers are turning their attention to existing buildings, where opportunities for greater energy efficiency are abundant but fraught with barriers that continue to severely impede progress. This paper examines how mandatory rating and disclosure policies can help … Continued
Worldwide, commercial building energy rating and disclosure mandates are becoming more common as policymakers target the building sector in energy and climate protection policies. Although the United States has no policy equivalent to the European Union’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), rating and disclosure policies are beginning to appear in states and local jurisdictions. … Continued
Energy ratings can make properties more profitable, and managing building energy use is a multi-billion-dollar industry and growing. Read about these benefits and more in this two-page backgrounder.
Goal: Enable the market to internalize the financial impacts of energy efficiency by reforming standard residential underwriting and appraisal practices. Read what IMT’s Cliff Majersik has to say about addressing this issue by clicking on the PDF.
Need help finding out what point-of-transaction disclosure is, or what labeling means in the context of energy-efficient buildings? Find out in this list of definitions.
Update, 7/2012: See a comprehensive list of training and certification programs for energy engineers, auditors, and managers; in commissioning and retro-commissioning; and for facility managers. See also a list of HVAC technician training and certification programs. IMT conducted a review of professional certification programs in the building industry. There is growing demand from local, state, … Continued
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The Impact of Energy Costs on Multi-Family Residential Building Value This case study describes the energy savings from retrofits and their impact on the value of Morrison Manor Apartments, an 83-unit market-rate student-housing apartment complex in Troy, NY. The complex is privately owned and primarily serves students of nearby Hudson Valley Community College. First published … Continued
The Impact of Energy Costs on Commercial Building Value This case study presents the impact of energy costs on the value of the Telergy building, a 120,000 square-foot Class A office building in a suburb of Syracuse, N.Y. First published in March 2003. Related Case Studies: Morrison Manor Apartments, The Impact of Energy Costs … Continued