FINANCING ENERGY PROJECTS

摘要

When it comes to energy-efficiency projects or green initiatives designed to reduce your facility's dependence on fossil fuels, sometimes itrntakes money to save money. And therein lies the rub. While few manufacturers dispute the importance of such green measures, not all businesses have the dollars to dole out for such initiatives, or at least believe they have the upfront dollars required for a payback that may be a ways down the road. Still, 71% of respondents to a recent survey commissioned by the Inter-rnnational Facility Management Association and Johnson Controls reported that they are paying more attention to energy efficiency than they were one year ago. And of organizations that have made public carbon commitments, 45% have identified energy efficiency in buildings as their top carbon-reduction strategy.