From Energy Benchmarking to Green Appraisal
Examining the financial value of energy-efficient buildings.
Examining the financial value of energy-efficient buildings.
In most buildings, energy consumption has significant influence on financial performance. Energy efficiency is notoriously hard for real-estate stakeholders to track—and easy to overlook. This fact sheet explores this important issue and details the highlights of a 2012 IMT report on energy costs, energy performance, and appraisal of property.
IMT and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA have partnered to create a toolkit of 11 policies and programs that local governments can implement today as part of a of multi-policy approach. The toolkit highlights successful local programs and best practices that governments can use to establish their own policy and program mix, based on local … Continued
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.
A respected industry leader, Cliff is the primary spokesperson for IMT’s mission and priorities. Under his guidance, IMT is a recognized trailblazer in the energy efficiency field across the globe for igniting greater investment in energy-efficient buildings through hands-on guidance, technical and market research, policy and program development, and promotion of best practices.
Part 2 of 3 in our new Underwriting Efficiency blog series.
Part three in our series recognizing IMT’s 20th anniversary.
Mounting financial, regulatory, and environmental pressures in several markets combined with a growing demand for high-performance buildings and sustainable spaces requires real estate decision makers such as mortgage lenders, appraisers, and investors to expand their knowledge and efforts to properly identify, value, and underwrite buildings with energy-saving and sustainable features. By adequately factoring building energy … Continued
Insights from the lenders.
IMT releases a new green building valuation study and more October news.