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Today IMT and the Appraisal Institute unveiled an updated guide to factoring energy performance into real estate valuation. The guide explains why energy matters for cash flow and net income, how energy performance is assessed, and how energy performance is benchmarked, among other topics.
On March 14th, the Green Builder Coalition and Green Builder Media presented an informational and thorough look at the SAVE Act. Moderator and Green Builder Coalition Chairman Ron Jones was joined by Ken Gear (Leading Builders of America) and Philip Henderson (Natural Resources Defense Council). Together, they explored what the bill contains, how it proposes to modify home appraisals, and how it will benefit the owners and occupants of energy-efficient homes.
The slides shown during the webinar are available for download here.
The link for Congressional outreach is here.
IMT and fellow members of the Green Affordable Housing Coalition cosigned a letter to HUD Sec. Shaun Donovan, urging the Obama administration to advance energy efficiency and sustainability in the country's affordable housing. Read the letter here.
IMT's December update rounds up the recent energy-efficiency news.
Watch the clip: CNBC reported on how the SAVE Act could help homeowners recoup the upfront costs of energy efficiency and stimulate homebuilding activity.
The General Services Administration (GSA) has updated its sustainable lease provisions in order to improve competition from lessors and promote efficiency in the more than 8,000 buildings where U.S. government agencies lease office space. IMT offered technical guidance on the revisions. See our press release for more information.
SAVE Act is introduced in Congress; GSA greens its leases; and more news.
Today at the U.S. Capitol, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) introduced the SAVE Act, a bill to factor energy costs into the mortgage underwriting process. The SAVE Act would raise lending standards, make energy-efficient homes more affordable, and create 83,000 jobs by 2020. IMT strongly supports the SAVE Act. Our press release has more information.
On Wednesday, October 5, IMT's executive director Cliff Majersik spoke on a panel at Resources for the Future in Washington, D.C., entitled "Can Creative Financing Programs Close the Energy Efficiency Gap?" Watch a video of the seminar or download Majersik's presentation (pdf).
