Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Green Building Incentives

The picture below provides a snapshot of green building incentives in different regions of the United States in 2008.  In general, coastal states tend to have the most comprehensive incentive programs.  

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Top 5 Countries with LEED APs

The LEED Accredited Professional (AP) certification is in high demand in North America.  But what about the rest of the world?  According to the database run by the Green Building Certification Institute, only 1% of LEED APs live outside of the US, Canada, and Mexico.  

Perhaps the better question is: why would anyone outside the US take this exam?
Maybe to satisfy demand.  In China, there are almost 150 registered or certified projects in more than a dozen cities.  And most of these projects are less than two years old. 

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

John Asalone

Key Skills:
• Clean-tech due dilligence
• Business case analysis 
• Portfolio modeling
• Corporate strategy
• Valuation and financial analysis

Industry Knowledge:
• Energy and environmental regulations
• Federal energy mandates
• Clean-tech investment and policy needs
• Green buildings
• Energy efficiency prioritization