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LABBC Introduces New Water Toolkit
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Beginning this summer, the Los Angeles Better Buildings Challenge (LABBC) will offer a Water Efficiency Toolkit (WET) aimed at providing its Partners with information about water efficiency technologies, incentives and rebates available in the Los Angeles region, and project financing options. Using a transparent project development model, WET is designed to deliver “investment-grade†projects that meet LABBC Partners’ financial and water-efficiency goals while shortening the procurement process and reducing performance risk.
This innovative new platform will allow building owners and property managers to realize substantial monetary and water savings. The goal of WET is to provide clients with information about potential project, financing, and rebate opportunities – the LABBC will conduct a diagnostic property walkthrough, free of charge, in order to determine the most cost-effective and efficient strategies to generate water savings.
By connecting these owners and managers with technology and financing partners and aiding them throughout the implementation process, the LABBC hopes to effectuate sustainable water projects in Los Angeles buildings. Learn more.
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New Partner: Metro Medical Mall
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The LABBC is proud to announce that Metro Medical Mall has enrolled two of their properties in the Challenge. The first, located at 2010 Wilshire Boulevard (pictured left), is a 10-story medical office building; the other, located at 1930 Wilshire Boulevard (pictured right), is 14-stories and includes both office and medical spaces. Their participation will add a combined 203,953 sq/ft to the Challenge.
The buildings have been pre-qualified for PACE project financing, and are considering retrofits to their HVAC and lighting systems. Both buildings are also receiving Level 2 audits, provided by the LADWP EETAP program, to determine additional upgrades.
The Metro Medical Mall hopes to begin implementation for energy efficiency projects within the next three to 12 months. The LABBC will provide third party technical review, advise and assistance throughout the process, and aid in the Sustainable Real Estate Solutions (SRS) underwriting platform.
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October 7th, 2014*
PACE Financing: Close More Projects & Save Time Qualifying Leads
- Do your clients need to replace old equipment but don’t have capital to invest?
- Do you waste resources developing proposals that sit on the shelf because the payback is “too long�
The LABBC can help. Join us to learn how PACE financing can create value for your client, open up new business opportunities for your company, and how the LABBC can support you and your clients. Learn more & Register.
*Reoccurring Monthly
October 9th, 2014
SCANPH 26th Annual Conference
One of the largest housing conferences in the nation, the Annual Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing (SCANPH) Housing Conference presents a variety of educational workshops, networking opportunities, and the SCANPH housing awards to the nonprofit housing community. Register here.
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September 24, 2014
"Energy Efficiency in Multi-Family Residential and Affordable Housing"
Our September webinar will highlight energy and water efficiency trends in the multifamily and affordable housing sectors and address key opportunities that property owners and managers should be aware of. Panelists, Kevin Bush of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Tony Liou of Partner Energy, will provide case studies and lessons learned on recent projects that have been completed. Topics covered will include:
- Affordable Housing
- HUD Energy / Water Programs and Incentives
- California Tax Credit Allocation Committee - Requirements
- Multifamily Utility Rebate and Incentive Programs
- Recent Project Examples and Lessons Learned
October 22, 2014
"Savings By Design: A Whole-Building Approach to Innovative Energy Efficiency Design"
Savings By Design is a statewide energy efficiency program intended to encourage high performance, sustainable, design and construction of non-residential buildings. Savings by Design offers both whole-building and system-specific approaches to sustainable design, including Design Assistance, Owner Incentives, Design Team Incentives, and Energy Design Resources.
Savings By Design's engineering specialists will join the webinar to discuss the implications of Title 24 and to help answer field technical questions.
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August 19th, 2014
BOMA Sustainability Seminar
The LABBC presented at BOMA/GLA's annual Sustainability Seminar, which this year focused on assessing the value of sustainable efforts, provided a tenant perspective on green space, and the examined the effect of drought on buildings in the Los Angeles area. Managers, consultants, and vendors shared trending best practices and methods owners can use to drive costs down and bring value to investors and tenants.
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