Podcast - Eficiencia Energética
Pepper Hamilton Higher Education "In Brief" Series: Renewable Energy Trends and Opportunities for College and Universities
The First Steps to a Paperless Law Office: Austin Lawyer D. Todd Smith
The latest hurdle in getting a deal done in the post-Fed-rate-hikes era revolves around the capital stack, which, according to the Commercial Observer, is more complicated than ever. Deals are taking longer because...more
Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code, first enacted in 2006, grants qualifying building owners or tenants of commercial buildings a federal tax deduction for the installation of energy-efficient features and systems in...more
As discussed in a previous Otten Johnson Alert, many Denver and Colorado property owners are subject to a slate of new benchmarking and energy performance requirements. Property owners will be implementing energy reduction...more
The Inflation Reduction Act drastically expanded the already existing Section 179D - Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction. There is now a specific subsection within Section 179D, subsection (f), that contains rules...more
There shall be allowed as a deduction, an amount equal to the cost of energy efficient commercial building property (EECBP) placed in service during the taxable year. Maximum amount of deduction: the product of the...more
As ESG steadily climbs up the priority list for corporates, investors and lenders alike, the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) Regulations have brought into focus the immediate need for energy efficiency in...more
Over the past few years, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles have played a more prominent role than ever in the way real estate investors, property owners, and lenders invest in and develop commercial real...more
MEES Regulations have meant that since 1 April 2020 landlords of residential property have been prohibited from letting out properties below a minimum EPC rating of E unless they have registered an exemption. With the last...more
Camilla Lamont and Paul Tonkin consider the potential effects of the MEES Regulations on commercial lease rent reviews. ESG considerations are increasingly dominating the conversation between commercial landlords and their...more
The IRS is currently in the process of implementing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which addresses energy, tax and health policy. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "The Inflation...more
Regardless of arguments as to its cause, climate change is real and its negative effects on health and the environment are evident. And although there exist legal directives that certain businesses must meet to increase...more
The District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) to adopt Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) Program Infractions as amendments to...more
Recently, the New York City Department of Finance published a Notice of Adoption of a new rule broadening the scope of the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) finance program. The amended rule, which goes into...more
With the adoption of increasing and costly environmental regulation affecting buildings nationwide, Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE) financing offers a unique vehicle that may be used to fund qualifying...more
Despite limited success for housing bills in the 2020 legislative session, 2021 should present opportunities for developers - Bullet Allen Matkins – December 21 - During the 2020 legislative session, many housing...more
Funding the next generation of efficient, electric, grid-interactive communities - Bullet Greentech Media – October 19 - U.S. homes and commercial buildings consume roughly two-fifths of the country’s overall energy...more
On 15 October, the government published a consultation on tightening minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) for commercial properties. ...more
On July 11, 2017, the Connecticut General Assembly enacted H.B. 7208 (“Revised C-PACE Statute”) to make several minor changes to the existing statute governing the State’s commercial property assessed clean energy (or...more
The goal of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California by 2020 to the emission levels of 1990. At the time of enactment California was the second largest greenhouse...more
Do your energy costs keep you up at night? Do aging systems keep your utility spend high while other needs draw scarce capital resources? You are not alone. Major HVAC, lighting and other upgrades can be capital intensive...more
Effective April 16, 2015, there will be significant changes to water heater energy factor requirements as the result of updates to the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act (“NAECA”). The new requirements call for higher...more
It is increasingly important for buildings to be energy efficient. So-called “green buildings” can not only lead to more efficient energy use, but can also result in significant cost savings over time. Indeed, green...more
The California Energy Commission (CEC) recently issued updated regulations for its new Nonresidential Building Energy Use Disclosure Program. The updated regulations provide practical guidance to building owners for...more
Following significant delays, the California Nonresidential Building Energy Use Disclosure Program is now slated to go into effect on January 1, 2014 for buildings over 10,000 square feet. An owner of a building subject to...more
Last year, we notified you that the city of Philadelphia adopted new energy benchmarking requirements to track and assess energy and water consumption for large commercial buildings. The time has come for owners to comply...more