Comments on: Overwhelmed by your incomprehensibly massive, energy efficiency retrofit project? Here’s some perspective. http://blog.alpscontrols.com/2009/10/overwhelmed-by-your-incomprehensibly-massive-energy-efficiency-retrofit-project-heres-some-perspective/ Ideas, products, news and more from a progressive wholesale distributor specializing in HVAC and building controls. Wed, 27 Apr 2011 02:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://blog.alpscontrols.com/2009/10/overwhelmed-by-your-incomprehensibly-massive-energy-efficiency-retrofit-project-heres-some-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-31 admin Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:03:08 +0000 http://blog.alpscontrols.com/?p=254#comment-31 Dave W, In addition to the actual energy savings as a result from the building's retrofit, the article linked details a number of other cost gains that will be realized from this "whole building approach". From the article: <blockquote>...a principle motive behind the energy retrofit is long-term value. Malkin envisions green buildings as higher quality buildings – buildings that produce superior cash flow resulting from reduced energy costs and tenant's desire for a better way of living...In addition to driving down utility, maintenance and repair costs, improvements on The Empire State Building are projected to result in increases in rent and occupancy rates due to enhanced value on updated services.</blockquote> The article and the ESB's sustainability website contain more insight than I can reproduce here. Go take a look and see if maybe these ideas pay back in other ways perhaps not visible on the surface. Thanks for your comment! Dave W,
In addition to the actual energy savings as a result from the building’s retrofit, the article linked details a number of other cost gains that will be realized from this “whole building approach”.

From the article:

…a principle motive behind the energy retrofit is long-term value. Malkin envisions green buildings as higher quality buildings – buildings that produce superior cash flow resulting from reduced energy costs and tenant’s desire for a better way of living…In addition to driving down utility, maintenance and repair costs, improvements on The Empire State Building are projected to result in increases in rent and occupancy rates due to enhanced value on updated services.

The article and the ESB’s sustainability website contain more insight than I can reproduce here. Go take a look and see if maybe these ideas pay back in other ways perhaps not visible on the surface.

Thanks for your comment!

]]> By: Dave W http://blog.alpscontrols.com/2009/10/overwhelmed-by-your-incomprehensibly-massive-energy-efficiency-retrofit-project-heres-some-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Dave W Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:39:58 +0000 http://blog.alpscontrols.com/?p=254#comment-28 Spend $550 Million to save $4.4 million/year. Wish my customers would settle for a 125 year payback. Spend $550 Million to save $4.4 million/year. Wish my customers would settle for a 125 year payback.

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