Archive for August 17, 2009

Propert Assessed Clean Energy Financing

Posted on August 17, 2009, 3:53 pm, by Jared, under News.

Current PACE Financing = Business as Usual Local retrofit program reveals the limitations of tax-assessed financing for energy improvements   Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing – which allows home and business owners to pay for energy improvements using low-interest loans linked to their property tax bills – has been touted as the secret to [...]

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The Cutting Edge of Residential Energy Conservation

Posted on August 17, 2009, 1:27 pm, by Jared, under News.

The Cutting Edge of Residential Energy Conservation Extreme makeover of California demonstration home blends historic preservation with net-zero energy use When green building materials entrepreneur Marc Porat embarked on an energy efficiency retrofit of his 2,780-square-foot home in Palo Alto, he decided to aim high: He wanted to achieve net zero energy use The project [...]

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