(Nan’s Note: If real estate investors are wising up to energy efficiency as a means to create profits, then homeowners should also see the savings in and value of an efficient home. Not only will those homes be more attractive to buyers, savings will increase as energy prices rise – rest assured they will! – and homeowners can do their part for the planet by cutting emissions. This may be legally binding in the future, as new building codes require efficiency, as they do here in Taos now. There is NO reason to NOT incorporate efficiency into your home! It is win/win!)
By GreenerBuildings Staff
Proven, existing efficiency technologies — in everything from lighting to climate control and more — can unlock the untapped reserves of efficiency gains buried in many real estate holdings, according to a new report.
Those gains would be a boon to real estate investors’ bottom lines — both direct property owners like large pension funds and smaller investors who primarily hold real estate securities — even as they make our buildings far less power-hungry and a big part of America’s efforts to combat climate change.
Read more about the report, “Energy Efficiency in Real Estate Portfolios: Opportunities for Investors,” at GreenBiz.com.
