Page 43 - Green Builder July-August 2017 Issue

GOING GREEN

by Growing Green

Want to attract private investment to

energy-efficient buildings? Just follow THE FIVE S’s.

BY ERIC MACKRES, DEBBIE WEYL AND DANIEL MELLING

he recent 2017 Sustainable Energy for All Forum
in Brooklyn, N.Y., kicked off with a stark warning:
The world is not on track to reach its 2030 energy
goals, including those on efficiency. To speed action,
leaders in government and finance will need to better
coordinate policy and investment to move more
money toward clean energy. More than ever before,
investors see opportunities to make money in energy
infrastructure upgrades like efficient buildings, clean
transportation and renewable energy generation.
But to create healthy investment markets, financiers
say that governments need to adopt regulation and
foster voluntary programs. Good public policies can
complement and drive private investment to building
efficiency. How? In the buildings sector, we hear at
least five ways.

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