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KEEA/PBI Energy Efficiency Conference 2013. Buying, Selling, Leasing Energy Efficient Spaces. D. A. Maloskey (PA GGGC, facilitator) Don Millstein (E-Mon) Bob Price (USGBC Central Pennsylvania) Laura Stukel (LW Reedy Real Estate ).
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KEEA/PBI Energy Efficiency Conference 2013 Buying, Selling, Leasing Energy Efficient Spaces D. A. Maloskey (PA GGGC, facilitator) Don Millstein (E-Mon) Bob Price (USGBC Central Pennsylvania) Laura Stukel (LW Reedy Real Estate)
Motivators for “Green” EE Business and Living Space Demand • Reduced Utility Bills / Operating Costs • Improved Comfort and IEQ / Health • Increased Employee / Occupant Productivity • Sustainability Initiatives & Incentives • Green Lease Policies (Federal, State, Local) • Government Regulation / Building Codes • Higher Rents and Sale Prices • Green Property Index / MLS • Reduced Construction (1st) Cost !
Barriers to Energy Efficiency / Green Upgrades • “Perceived” Cost (First versus LCC) • Disconnects Between Administrative / Fiscal and Operations / Maintenance • Lack of Skilled, Knowledgeable and Experienced Contractors & Tradespeople • Measurement & Verification / Greenwashing & Gratuitous Green • Availability of Materials and Resources • Lack of Information / Education / Training
Survey: Market Demand Now Key Driver for Green & EE Construction • “Construction firms across the world expect 60% of their projects to be environmentally friendly by 2015, according to the SmartMarket Report of McGraw-Hill Construction. The key driver to going green, according to the survey, is that green building now represents a business imperative around the world. In the 2008 report, the top driver for green building was “doing the right thing.” However in 2012, business drivers such as client and market demand are more important market influencers.”
KEEA/PBI Energy Efficiency Conference 2013 Buying, Selling, Leasing Energy Efficient Spaces D. A. Maloskey (PA GGGC, facilitator) Don Millstein (E-Mon) Bob Price (USGBC Central Pennsylvania) Laura Stukel (LW Reedy Real Estate)