CUTTING GREENHOUSE GASES Without Taxes Without Regulations Without

CUTTING GREENHOUSE GASES • Without Taxes • Without Regulations • Without Cost Presented by: Eric T. Truelove P. E. , GGA, LEED AP BD&C Principal of Green Building Resources LLC

Carbon Dioxide 1°F Average Temperature

2024 272 -Trillion kilowatt-hours

Carbon Tax New Regulations High Costs

HISTORY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT

WHAT’S THE COST? Simple Payback = Added Cost/Annual Savings = Years to Payback Simple Payback = 5 Years 2020 2025

Can We Get Rid of Payback? Consider a Clinic Looking to Be Certified Green • Energy Model Showed Upgrades Yield $1, 000/Month in Energy Savings • Upgrades Cost an Additional $35, 000 • Simple Payback = $35, 000/($1, 000/Month X 12 Months) = 2. 9 Years • Owner’s Response: “Get rid of the upgrades, I can’t afford this building!” • Developer takes over and becomes owner. • Previous owner becomes a tenant. • Developer will charge an additional $280/Month to provide the upgrades. • Tenant (Previous Owner) says “Get rid of the upgrades, I can’t afford them!”

LED Versus T 8 Fluorescent • LED fixture costs $25 more than a T 8 fixture. • LED fixture uses half the energy of a T 8 fixture. • If the fixture is on 20 hours each week the LED will save 52 k. Wh per year. • If electric energy costs $0. 08 a k. Wh, the annual savings is $4. 16. 2024 • The $25 is provided through a commercial loan, NOT cash! • Repayment on a $25 loan over 10 years at 4% APR is $3. 08.

PROFORMA < = $2, 500 Less/Month 2024 < = $2, 083 More/Month

What Is The Common Ground?

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