Five Things You Should Know About Commercial Real Estate Action in 2019
Across the real estate sector, we are seeing more commitment to climate change action, from increases in investor action to rising stakeholder pressure.
Finance
While high-performance buildings offer many benefits to owners, tenants, and their communities, many building owners continue to struggle to access financing for energy efficiency projects. IMT’s finance resources explore various financing tools and models available for cities, building owners and tenants, and utilities, among other entities. Scroll through our blogs and resources below.
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High-Performance Building Hub to Help District of Columbia Real Estate and Building Professionals Achieve Ambitious Climate Goals
IMT will manage the city’s new one-stop-shop for building performance standards.
City Energy Project: Introduction to Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing for City Officials
This factsheet describes what PACE financing is, how it works, and what city governments can do to implement a PACE program for private sector buildings.
City Energy Project: MinnPACE Financing Partnerships and Creativity
This case study describes how Minnesota put in place an effective PACE financing mechanism and has leveraged $40 million in energy efficiency and renewable energy investment through a variety of partnerships within and across government agencies.
City Energy Project: Connecticut C-PACE Program Administration and Transparency
This case study provides an overview of Connecticut’s statewide commercial financing program, the Connecticut C-PACE program, which has achieved $130.4 million total closed project financing, with an average loan amount of $546,000 and 239 closed projects.
City Energy Project: Introduction to Utility On-Bill Financing for Private Buildings
This fact sheet describes what on-bill utility financing is and how it can help city governments enable more energy efficiency investments.
City Energy Project: New York City’s Approach to Self-Funding of Municipal Buildings
This case study lays out how New York City put in place a self-funding model to enable investments in energy efficiency over a 10 year period.
City Energy Project: How Cities Can Educate Lenders on Energy Efficiency
This fact sheet provides an overview of how city officials can help educate lenders about the benefits of energy-efficient buildings and how it can relate to underwriting standards.
City Energy Project: California Investor-Owned Utility On-Bill Financing Program
This case study describes on-bill financing programs managed by California investor-owned utilities.
City Energy Project: Introduction to Revolving Loan Funds for Public/Private Buildings
This fact sheet describes how city governments can establish revolving loan funds for energy efficiency projects in both municipal and private sector buildings.