Author: Clay Crepps

The Lodging Industry’s Push Toward Sustainability and Smart Financing The lodging industry continues to navigate the challenge of delivering outstanding guest experiences while adopting more sustainable development practices. At the same time, operators must contend with rising operational costs, heightened market competition, and growing pressure to integrate cutting-edge technologies that improve both energy efficiency and…

Building Performance Standards U.S. commercial buildings account for nearly 40 percent of energy consumed and more than 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions and can be a source of much higher emissions in cities (US Department of Energy). As we see the results of climate change in rising sea levels, escalating ocean temperatures, extreme heat,…

A Little History About Historic Tax Credits  For more than three decades, the federal government has had a hand in the preservation of U.S. historic resources. In 2000, the National Trust for Historic Preservation created the National Trust Community Investment Corporation (NTCIC) to support the historic preservation movement through direct investments. The organization supports the…

Buildings are responsible for 40 percent of total energy use in the United States (NREL.gov), including 75 percent of all electricity use and 35 percent of the nation’s carbon emissions. There are a lot of decarbonization efforts underway across the country, and many are tackling the challenge of decarbonizing buildings— the design and materials as…

Low Carbon Development in Downtown Las Vegas “If this Las Vegas hotel can build Low Carbon, so can you.” This was the title of the presentation given by Tricia Baker, Senior Vice President, at the 2024 Getting to Zero Forum. The “Las Vegas hotel” in this talk is the multi-branded Symphony Park AC Hotel by…

Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing is available in states and local municipalities after legislation is passed and voluntarily adopted on the community level. By enabling this innovative funding mechanism, governments unlock a strategic, flexible tool for commercial building developers and owners to complete their development budgets, recapitalize existing assets, and invest in energy…