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“I thought, ‘My gosh, I’ve found the holy
grail of property management. This is not
just good for the environment. This is good
for business.’”
- CRAIG SHEEHY, CEO, ENVISION REALTY SERVICES
operational costs, says Sheehy. “So in a
250,000-square-foot building, you’re
looking at $100,000 in savings a year.”
Additionally, many utility companies
offer rebates that make smart planning
even more profitable. Mark Riffey, senior
program manager of Roseville Electric
Utility, says, “We can assist with rebates
if [a customer] can demonstrate that
they exceed Title 24 [energy efficiency]
standards by installing [efficient] lights
or something of that nature.”
While programs and rebates vary be-
tween utility companies, Roseville Elec-
tric Utility offers product rebates on LED
light, Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostats,
HVAC tune-ups, window films and vari-
ous sensors.
But energy efficiency is only the
smallest savings factor related to
high-performance buildings.
These buildings are just more market-
able, experts say. When tenants consider
two buildings, one “brown” and the other
“green,” that’s the tiebreaker, says Sheehy.
design for
Sacramento’s
changemakers
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