This paper provides some background on the opportunities created by widespread retrofitting in the Commercial Real Estate (CRE) industry and the innovative policies that municipalities have implemented to give building owners incentives to upgrade their properties. At the same time we highlight examples of measures lawmakers have taken to make these quality jobs. Our hope is that others will follow these models to help assure that "green" buildings sustain not just the environment, but also those who work on and in them
Combating the negative effects of climate change requires finding ways to increase energy production...
Over 50% of the US building stock pre-dates 1970 - many of these buildings have low performing, outd...
Financing building retrofit projects that contribute to climate change mitigation has always represe...
Examines the market potential of energy efficiency retrofits in buildings, including market size, en...
Buildings represent 38.9% of U.S. primary energy use and 38% of all CO2 emissions in the U.S. Though...
With the current state of the Canadian commercial office asset portfolio lagging behind its internat...
[Excerpt] Making American homes and buildings more energy efficient presents an unprecedented opport...
The premise of this project is that the most sustainable type of real estate development is the adap...
The physical upgrading of the existing domestic and industrial building stock to improve energy perf...
Buildings are responsible for approximately 40% of overall national energy consumption and renewed i...
Retrofitting domestic buildings is essential for meeting targets to mitigate the catastrophic impact...
The commercial real estate sector accounts for over a quarter of the energy consumption in the Unite...
Sustainable renovation of buildings is essential to create comfortable, affordable buildings fit for...
This paper presents tentative results from a study of retrofitting activities in the commercial prop...
© 2013, University of Western Sydney. All rights reserved. Retrofit is driven by numerous drivers su...
Combating the negative effects of climate change requires finding ways to increase energy production...
Over 50% of the US building stock pre-dates 1970 - many of these buildings have low performing, outd...
Financing building retrofit projects that contribute to climate change mitigation has always represe...
Examines the market potential of energy efficiency retrofits in buildings, including market size, en...
Buildings represent 38.9% of U.S. primary energy use and 38% of all CO2 emissions in the U.S. Though...
With the current state of the Canadian commercial office asset portfolio lagging behind its internat...
[Excerpt] Making American homes and buildings more energy efficient presents an unprecedented opport...
The premise of this project is that the most sustainable type of real estate development is the adap...
The physical upgrading of the existing domestic and industrial building stock to improve energy perf...
Buildings are responsible for approximately 40% of overall national energy consumption and renewed i...
Retrofitting domestic buildings is essential for meeting targets to mitigate the catastrophic impact...
The commercial real estate sector accounts for over a quarter of the energy consumption in the Unite...
Sustainable renovation of buildings is essential to create comfortable, affordable buildings fit for...
This paper presents tentative results from a study of retrofitting activities in the commercial prop...
© 2013, University of Western Sydney. All rights reserved. Retrofit is driven by numerous drivers su...
Combating the negative effects of climate change requires finding ways to increase energy production...
Over 50% of the US building stock pre-dates 1970 - many of these buildings have low performing, outd...
Financing building retrofit projects that contribute to climate change mitigation has always represe...