Commercial Mortgages: An Underutilized Channel for Scaling Energy Efficiency Investments?
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Commercial Mortgages: An Underutilized Channel for Scaling Energy Efficiency Investments?
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The commercial mortgage loan process involves high stakes and energy efficiency is generally not a motivating factor for lenders, with current mortgage practices not fully accounting for the risks and opportunities associated with energy use of buildings. After a scoping study and stakeholder engagements with lenders and building owners, Lawrence Berkeley Nat Lab and Haas School of Business identified several potential inventions to properly account for energy factors in the lending process. Here, they demonstrate how and where energy factors can "move the needle" on key underwriting metrics such as default risk, NOI, and economic or functional obsolescence.
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