The Climate Finance Options (CFO) website is a comprehensive source of information for developing country policy makers on sources of climate finance. The website was created by the United Nations Development Progamme (UNDP) and the World Bank. The website includes a searchable database of more than 60 funding sources available for adaptation and mitigation projects that reduce climate...
With a population of 1.1 billion people and one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, India is experiencing a rising demand for energy. This growth has presented a challenge to the energy infrastructure, as evidenced by some startling statistics from the Central Electricity Authority’s Load Generation Balance Report 2010-2011. This assessment of the country’s anticipated...
Dave Hewitt Executive Director New Buildings Institute...
Cara Carmichael Senior Consultant Rocky Mountain Institute...
Jennivine Kwan Vice President, International Operations U.S. Green. Building Council (USGBC)
Each year the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) evaluates the sustainability practices in the global real estate sector. GRESB is an industry-led organization committed to rigorous, independent evaluation of real estate portfolios’ sustainability performance. The 2012 GRESB survey was completed by nearly 450 property companies and funds, providing aggregate...
Adam Sledd Green Leasing Program Manager Institute for Market Transformation...
By Clay Nesler The most important year in a building’s life is the first year of occupancy. This is when the construction team has pulled their trailers, completed their punch lists, claimed victory and moved on to the next project. This is also when the operations team starts to experience the gap between design intent and actual performance. Experience suggests it takes years...
Energy efficiency retrofits in existing commercial buildings help the environment, communities, and building owners and occupants.
Utilities looking for deeper energy savings from complex, whole-building energy conservation projects want empirical evidence of real savings – measurement and verification that covers HVAC, lighting, plug loads, data centers, and more. Smart grid technology can help. In this video, Joan Effinger, technical manager with PECI, describes a research paper looking at three...