Partner Engineering and Science’s, Melissa Dahl recently wrote an blog post encouraging borrowers to take advantage of green lending and multifamily incentives in the greater NYC area. The multifamily green financing programs within both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have been extremely successful, with Fannie Mae closing on 500 green multi-family transactions through October 2017. […]
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May
May
Tony Liou weighs in on the new role energy efficiency plays in Commercial Real Estate: In the past, institutional investors would qualify managers by investments and returns, according to Tony Liou, president of Partner Energy. “Now it is, ‘What is your sustainability plan?’ ” Liou says. “They want to know what you are going to […]
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Jul
Investor Confidence Project (ICP) Investor Ready Energy Efficiency certification is setting a new global standard when it comes to energy efficiency projects. John Rockwell shares his insights on how the ICP is finding practical solutions and generating trustworthiness in energy efficiency projects nationwide. Read the full article here.
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Aug
Aug
The State is currently proposing major revisions to its existing energy disclosure law. These revisions will make compliance more manageable for building owners, owner’s representatives, and consultants. Some of the changes will help immediately, some will take time to effectively implement but here are the highlights: The compliance document will be the ENERGY STAR Statement […]
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Jul
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Jun
With the launch of the 2015 GRESB Survey, many portfolio owners are looking for ways to improve the energy and sustainability performance of their buildings. In this GlobeSt.com Blog, Partner Energy’s John Rockwell summarizes what you can do to achieve a more favorable GRESB rating as well as ways boost your existing GRESB score. […]
Partner Energy’s Senior Project Manager, Lance Collins (AIA, LEED AP), recently published a blog on GlobeSt.com about how to leverage several funding sources for green development. Lance highlights the recent Partner Energy project for Arbor Green Apartments in Carson, CA as a case study in the vast number and types of rebates and incentives available for […]
Lance Collins’ A Greener Horizon for Energy Retrofits is the cover article of the August issue of Western Real Estate Business. To read the article on the growing market for energy efficiency retrofits of existing buildings in California, click here.
The Arbor Green Affordable Housing project in Carson, CA continues to garner recognition. We are incredibly proud to be part of this project and appreciate the blog by Green Builder Magazine mentioning our contributions, including LEED Documentation and Energy Modeling.
Links to Globe Street article written by Tony Liou, President of Partner Energy.