CIRRUS Low Carbon: Lower financing rates for lower carbon buildings
We help you meet the lower carbon requirements
CIRRUS Low Carbon financing is the ONLY private financial product with a lower cost of capital when you develop or renovate with a lower carbon design. Our Low Carbon Team will even help you meet the design requirements at no additional cost.
CIRRUS™ Low Carbon offers a practical approach to building better, including a lower interest rate, energy savings and improved property value. With CIRRUS Low Carbon, energy & water efficiency makes financial sense.
Benefits of the CIRRUS Low Carbon program
NO capital sources offer lower rates for greener buildings. Until now.
- Substantial rate reduction from PACE Equity
- Low Carbon Support Team (at no cost to you) who help your design team meet the requirements at the lowest construction costs
- Marketing Package for project promotion
- ESG Financing that supports your Environmental goals
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Financial Wins: Higher Returns and Lower Costs
- Average ratio of financial benefits to incremental costs: 13:1
- Average incremental cost to meet design specification: 0.2% of hard cost budget
Use Our (no cost) Design Guidance to Ensure You Qualify for Our Lowest Rates
Early in your design planning? Let our Engineer join your design team now to ensure your project saves on financing later.
Three Compliance Paths Available
Option 1: Prescriptive Path
Option 2: Performance Path
Option 3: Third Party Certifications
Option 1: Prescriptive Path - Most Popular Option
Mandatory Measures (ALL REQUIRED)
- ASHRAE 90.1-2016 Baseline
- Building Envelope Improvement
- HVAC Improvement
- Efficient Water Heating Equipment and Plumbing Fixtures (WaterSense®)
- Efficient Interior Lighting and Controls
- Efficient Exterior Lighting and Controls
- Efficient Appliances (EnergyStar®)
- Solar Readiness
Additional Efficiency Options (PICK 2)
- High Performance Envelope
- High Performance Fenestration
- Reduced Thermal Bridging
- Air Barrier Continuity
- High Performance HVAC
- High Performance Hot Water Heating
- Enhanced Interior Lighting Control
- Advanced Metering and Energy Monitoring
- Electric Vehicle Charging Readiness
- Low Embodied Carbon Concrete
- Solar PV or Renewable Energy
Download the Details
Our CIRRUS Low Carbon program has some new additions: Awards
Our CIRRUS Low Carbon program recently received an award for Innovation in Efficient Financing for its value as a financial and public policy tool.
Click the cover image above to browse the Projects & Impacts eBook or click here to download.
CIRRUS Low Carbon Customer Interviews:
The Experience, The Benefits, The Results
CIRRUS Low Carbon Means Financial Savings and Carbon Impact
Solar Only Installation?
Our CIRRUS Low Carbon low-cost financing can extend to ‘solar only’ projects that are eligible for C-PACE financing. We can use C-PACE financing along with possible tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act to optimize your advantage. Give us your details on our Get Started page to get in touch with us.
CIRRUS Low Carbon Marketing Toolkit
- Building plaque promoting CIRRUS Low Carbon designation
- CIRRUS Low Carbon Verified badge logo for your own promotional use
- Press release to your community
- Video summary of project story for your promotional use
- Case Study on PACE Equity website
- Email & social media promotion
Improve occupancy and rental rates when you promote your CIRRUS Low Carbon building
Funding First: An Investment-Grade
Cut Carbon Note featuring PACE Equity
Impact investors can directly fund building decarbonization. PACE Equity’s CIRRUS Low Carbon projects are the basis for the first retail investment opportunity of its kind.
How does CIRRUS Low Carbon compare to LEED®?
LEED is the most well established certification found around the world. Its early and progressive start set the stage for other certifications that followed.
CIRRUS Low Carbon focuses on REDUCING CARBON. We believe that when we focus on the root cause of climate change, we make the greatest impact and our customers come out ahead.
Key wins from CIRRUS Low Carbon:
- Significant rate reduction from PACE Equity plus reduced construction period interest
- No cost to participate (skip the high price tag associated with other green building programs)
- Third party verification when the building design is finalized (rather than when construction and commissioning is complete) which means you have the marketing kit before you reach Certificate of Occupancy.
Ready to learn more about CIRRUS Low Carbon and its lower cost of capital?
Fill out this form and we’ll send more information about this C-PACE funding option or click here to schedule a quick discussion.
We used to have to decide between being green and being cost conscious. But today we have options. With CIRRUS Low Carbon, you come out ahead when you improve the efficiency of your building.
Verified by New Buildings Institute (NBI)
Celebrated as a member of NBI's Leaders Circle and recognized at the Getting to Zero Forum
NBI is a non-profit organization driving improved energy performance in buildings to make them better for people and the environment. Projects verified by NBI through the CIRRUS Low Carbon program will be featured on the Getting to Zero website.
NBI’s Getting to Zero Market Development and Leadership Program represents one of the most extensive portfolios of expertise and resources on net zero energy and carbon neutral buildings in the world.
