Buying, Selling, Leasing Energy Efficient Spaces D. A. Maloskey (PA GGGC, facilitator) Don Millstein (E-Mon) Bob Price (USGBC Central Pennsylvania)

Buying, Selling, Leasing Energy Efficient Spaces D. A. Maloskey (PA GGGC,

facilitator) Don Millstein (E-Mon) Bob Price (USGBC Central

Pennsylvania) Laura Stukel (LW Reedy

Real Estate)

KEEA/PBI Energy Efficiency

Conference 2013

Motivators for “Green” EE Business and Living Space

Demand

Reduced Utility Bills / Operating Costs Improved Comfort and IEQ / Health Increased Employee / Occupant Productivity Sustainability Initiatives & Incentives Green Lease Policies (Federal, State, Local) Government Regulation / Building Codes Higher Rents and Sale Prices Green Property Index / MLS Reduced Construction (1st) Cost !

Barriers to Energy Efficiency / Green

Upgrades

“Perceived” Cost (First versus LCC) Disconnects Between Administrative /

Fiscal and Operations / Maintenance Lack of Skilled, Knowledgeable and

Experienced Contractors & Tradespeople Measurement & Verification /

Greenwashing & Gratuitous Green Availability of Materials and Resources Lack of Information / Education / Training

Survey: Market Demand Now Key Driver for Green &

EE Construction

“Construction firms across the world expect 60% of their projects to be environmentally friendly by 2015, according to the SmartMarket Report of McGraw-Hill Construction. The key driver to going green, according to the survey, is that green building now represents a business imperative around the world. In the 2008 report, the top driver for green building was “doing the right thing.” However in 2012, business drivers such as client and market demand are more important market influencers.”

Buying, Selling, Leasing Energy Efficient Spaces D. A. Maloskey (PA GGGC,

facilitator) Don Millstein (E-Mon) Bob Price (USGBC Central

Pennsylvania) Laura Stukel (LW Reedy

Real Estate)

KEEA/PBI Energy Efficiency

Conference 2013