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Mar 263 min read

Nova Group, GBC Earns 2024 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award

Nova Group, GBC is proud to announce that it has received the 2024 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award from the US EPA.

Dec 19, 20192 min read

Going Green for the Holidays

Americans throw away approximately 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year’s holiday period than any other time of the year....

Jun 4, 20193 min read

How to Create Green Commercial Property Leases

How to Create Green Commercial Property Leases According to Nareit, the leading producer and sponsor of research on REIT investment,...

Dec 11, 20182 min read

FHFA Released New Green Lending Requirements for 2019

FHFA Released New Green Lending Requirements for 2019 On November 6, 2018, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that the...

Jan 23, 20185 min read

It’s A Good Time To Be Green

It’s A Good Time To Be Green Green Financing for Multifamily Housing For just over a year, the Fannie Mae Green Rewards and Freddie Mac...

Aug 31, 20161 min read

Freddie Mac Announces Multifamily Green Building Financing Initiative

Freddie Mac announced earlier this month their Multifamily Green Advantage program, a suite of offerings rewarding borrowers who improve...

Aug 29, 20162 min read

The Importance of Considering Dew Point When Increasing Insulation in Existing Buildings

The Importance of Considering Dew Point When Increasing Insulation in Existing Buildings Many of Nova’s clients seek our help in...

Feb 29, 20161 min read

Fannie Mae Loan Products Encourage Energy Efficiency

Fannie Mae is offering several different loan products to encourage borrowers to include energy efficiency measures in a renovation...

Oct 28, 20151 min read

Freddie Mac Offers a $5,000 Green Rebate for Obtaining an Energy Star Score

A $5,000 Green Rebate is available from Freddie Mac for first time borrowers on multifamily buildings with 20 or more units and an Energy...

Sep 23, 20151 min read

Freddie Mac Offers New “Green Rebate”

Freddie Mac’s Green Rebate offering encourages borrowers on first mortgages to use the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY...

Jul 23, 20151 min read

The Benefits of Building Operator Manuals and Training

A major non-profit owner/operator of affordable multifamily housing commissioned through Nova the installation of 13 new boilers and...

Jun 2, 20151 min read

Green Leasing Strategies Examined in New Report

A new study from the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) reports that green leases have the potential to save the U.S. office...

May 26, 20151 min read

Become a Partner of the Better Buildings Challenge!

Conduct an assessment of the energy consumption of their portfolio Take Action by implementing a plan to reduce energy consumption Report...

Apr 22, 20151 min read

Earth Day – April 22, 2015

5 Steps Building Owners Can Take on to Help the Planet (and their bottom line)

Apr 22, 20151 min read

Atlanta Passes Energy Benchmarking and Audit Policy for Large Commercial Buildings

The city council has unanimously passed a comprehensive energy and water efficiency policy that will reduce energy use in large...

Apr 17, 20151 min read

Philadelphia Energy Benchmarking Compliance Period Opens

Owners of large commercial buildings (greater than 50,000 square feet) can now report their 2014 energy and water usage by visiting...

Mar 26, 20151 min read

Philadelphia to Require Larger Apartment Buildings to Track Energy Usage

A Philadelphia law that requires that owners of large office buildings keep track of energy usage through energy benchmarking using...

Mar 19, 20151 min read

First Fannie Mae Multifamily Property Improvements to Reduce Energy Loan Closes

The first Fannie Mae M-PIRE (Multifamily Property improvements to Reduce Energy) loan closed for a Bronx rental building. The Fannie Mae...

Mar 4, 20151 min read

Nova Provides Energy Consulting Services to a Northeastern Housing Authority

In support of preservation and expansion efforts, a Northeastern housing authority with over 20 sites and 500 units of affordable housing...

Dec 5, 20143 min read

Home Energy Efficiency Tips for Saving Money

Winter weather has arrived and despite dropping prices for heating fuel and natural gas, heating costs still burn a big hole in your...

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