In a recent Texas Tribune article, Chris Winland of Good Company Associates is quoted as saying that four Texas cities are “most aggressively” pursuing PACE financing deals. Those four are San Antonio, Austin, Houston and El Paso. The CenTex cities of Austin and San Antonio were widely regarded as the most likely candidates as Austin [...]
We’ve talked about PACE financing quite a bit around here over the course of the last several months. Initially, we just explained what it actually is back in February, (What is PACE financing?). And there is this YouTube video which does some explaining in PACE 101. We also touched on the new Florida law that [...]
Ahh yes, “Green that makes cents.” That is Green Squared’s tagline if you didn’t know. In a new healthcare study reported by FMLink, nearly four out of five (79%) hospitals surveyed cited cost savings as the top reason their facilities are committed to environmentally sustainable operations. Also, very interestingly, at least to me, nearly 70% [...]
This is still very early stage stuff from Google, but PowerMeter, Google’s app for allowing homeowners to monitor their home’s energy consumption on their smartphone or computer using data collected from smart meter sensors, could also be used for water and gas utilities. Google initially announced its intentions with PowerMeter in early 2009. Cisco has [...]
Lucia Athens has been selected to serve as Austin’s first Chief Sustainability Officer. An internationally recognized expert on green building practices, Athens will help steer the city’s environmental initiatives in her new role. Athens spent 10 years as an administrator with the City of Seattle’s sustainability programs, where she led policy development efforts. Her 25 [...]
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