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Deutsche Bank/Living Cities Report: Recognizing the Benefits of Energy Efficiency in Multifamily Underwriting
This newly published study shows the clear benefits of retrofitting existing multifamily buildings. SWA building scientists and database experts conducted the research, while partners HR&A parlayed the information into financial and real estate terms. This 18-month analysis of 19,000 New York City housing units details the significant economic and energy benefit of even modest retrofits. The study aims to provide the statistical underpinnings necessary to encourage private investment in sustainable, energy-efficient upgrades to existing multifamily housing stock, thereby revolutionizing an already dynamic new business sector.
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Study Clarifies the Energy Savings in Retrofitted Buildings
The New York Times published a follow-up article on the Deutsche Bank/Living Cities Building Energy Efficiency Data Report, in anticipation of its release later this month. The 18-month project, headed by SWA, examined almost 19,000 new York City affordable housing units that had undergone energy efficiency retrofits and found that the retrofits resulted in an average 19 percent savings on fuel bills and a 10 percent savings on electricity.
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Deep Energy Savings at Wisdom Way Solar Village
"At a development in Greenfield, Massachusetts, utility bills verify predictions that the superinsulated homes would use very little energy."
Green Building Advisor.com wrote about SWA Senior Mechanical Engineer Robb Aldrich's collaboration with RDI and other partners on the Wisdom Way Solar Village project that took third place in the 2009 Zero Energy Challenge.
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High Costs Linked to Gaps Around Air-Conditioners
The New York Times published an article covering a study on NYC's energy waste due to improperly installed AC units. Commisioned by the Urban Green Council, SWA conducted the study and wrote its companion report, entitled "There Are Holes in Our Walls."
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Showing the Benefits of ‘Green’ Retrofits
The New York Times published an article on the Deutsche Bank/Living Cities Building Energy Efficiency Data Report. The 18-month project, headed by SWA, aims to create a database from several hundred retrofitted builings in New York City and to publish a report on the savings accrued at the buildings through green improvement measures.
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Decades of Dedication: Interview with Steven Winter
"Nearly 40 years into his career, Steven Winter, principal of Steven Winter Associates, continues to champion sustainability and energy efficiency."
SWA Founder and President Steven Winter spoke with Eco-Structure Magazine after winning the Perspectives award in the 2009 Evergreen Awards.
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