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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Feb
Feb
Please join us on Tuesday, February 21st for our 2017 Multifamily Green Building Primer Webinar! We will be going over changes in: CA T24 Energy Guide, 2016 CALGreen 2017 CTCAC Regulations Agency Program Requirements (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD) Net-Zero (CA 2020 Goals) and More! 2017 Multifamily Green Building Primer: How New Energy Codes, Green Policies, and Programs […]
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Aug
Aug
Partner Energy’s project, Vermont Villas was awarded the Grand Award at the 2016 Gold Nugget Awards presented by PCBC. The project won under the category Best Seniors Housing Community – Assisted Living/ Special Needs / CCRC. Located in Los Angeles, CA, the property provides supportive housing for special needs and Veteran seniors who are chronically […]
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Jul
Jul
Partner Energy is ranked #21 out of 30 companies on Los Angeles Business Journal’s list of largest Environmental Engineering & Consulting Firms in LA County. The comprehensive list is ranked by number of LA County employees and reflects companies that are ‘powering ahead of the competition’. Ranked #1 is Tetra Tech Inc., which has 450 employees in the Los Angeles county area. […]
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Jul
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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Mar
Mar
Partner Energy is excited to host the 2016 GRESB Participant Training Wednesday, April 13th in Los Angeles, CA. The GRESB training program offers a high-quality and hands-on educational experience, addressing all aspects of sustainability in real estate portfolios as covered by the GRESB Real Estate Equity Assessment. The training enables participants to assess and enhance their […]
How technology can offer a competitive advantage, but also creates new risks for CRE investors, owners, lenders and brokers. Technology is having a profound impact on the way we use, build, and transact commercial real estate assets. It’s making our buildings smarter, and facilitating dynamic data that helps us make better, more informed investment and underwriting […]
Partner Energy is now a certified Project Developer by Investor Confidence Project (ICP) and meets the requirements to produce ICP Investor Ready Energy Efficiency™ (IREE) projects for clients and investors. Created by the Environmental Defense Council, the Investor Confidence Project is established as a means to standardize the energy efficiency origination process, therefore increasing investor confidence […]
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Feb
Feb
California’s building efficiency standards have been updated, with changes that will become mandatory in January 2017. Scott Blunk, Director at Partner Energy, will be hosting the 2016 Building Efficiency Standards: Changes and Challenges seminars on behalf of Green Technology. These seminars will cover what’s new in the Energy Code for both residential and non-residential buildings, […]