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Managing Risks and Opportunities under Coming Carbon ConstraintsGet the information you need on proposed legislation and what financing options within evolving carbon, tax and inventive regimes exist during this 90-minute session. Industry experts from the Chicago Climate Exchange, Green Campus Partners and the Financial Accounting Standards Board will be joined by Larry Eisenberg, executive director for facilities, planning and development, to help you navigate and understand potential financial statement implications, new liabilities to record, pass through tax credits, and other devices that would help fund projects on campus or would help link private third-party financiers to colleges and universities. (On-Demand Webcast, June 2010)
Financing Sustainability on Campus by Ben Barlow
Shattering the myth of “funding first, operational change second,” the authors provide a comprehensive handbook to financing sustainability with real world examples, creative strategies, and clear explanations of a wide variety of financial tools and programs.
This publication is available in two formats:
Critical Path Issues on the Way to Carbon Neutrality
by Wendell C. Brase
NACUBO's latest publication provides an overview of the tools, resources, and public policies that colleges and universities need to markedly reduce, or neutralize, their carbon emissions.
Boldly Sustainable
by Peter Bardaglio and Andrea Putman
This recent NACUBO publication examines how colleges and universities can leverage their commitment to sustainability to not only save money and have a positive impact on the environment, but also to carve out a distinctive niche in the marketplace.
NACUBO's Sustainability Advisory Panel
In 2009, NACUBO President John Walda appointed a distinguished group of NACUBO volunteers to create the strategic vision and plan for NACUBO to help lead member institutions towards a more sustainable future.
- "Managing the Risks of Climate Change," was presented by Joe Grasso, chair of the Sustainability Advisory Panel during the NACUBO Annual Meeting in July 2010. He was joined by Jeff Burks and Nick Travis of Energy Strategies.
News
- Leading the Nation to a Safe and Secure Energy Future
(June 28, 2012)
- EPA: NESHAP for Area Sources, Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers Final Rule
(March 21, 2011)
- EPA: NESHAP for Major Sources, Industrial, Commerical, Institutional Boilers, and Process Heaters
(March 21, 2011)
- Green Revolving Loan Funds Yield High Rate of Return
(February 24, 2011)
- Competition for FIPSE Awards Open
(June 15, 2010)
- Participate in the 2010 C2E2 Survey
(January 13, 2010)
- EPA Releases Final Mandatory Greenhouse Gases Rule
(November 4, 2009)
- Solar Installer Instructor Training Awards
(October 8, 2009)
- STARS Launch
(September 23, 2009)
Business Officer Magazine Articles
- STARS Turns Five
(June 2012)
- Bending the Carbon Curve
(June 2012)
- Starting With Sustainability
(February 2012)
- Conservation Calibration
(October 2011)
- At UNC, Students Fund Their Own Environmental Efforts
(October 2011)
- Making Sustainability a Value
(September 2011)
- Renewables to Spare
(September 2011)
- Network Power
(July 2011)
- Celebrating Innovation
(March 2011)
- Two Tales of Going Green
(November 2010)
Resources
- White Paper: Leading the Nation to a Safe and Secure Energy Future (June 2012)
- Testimony Submitted to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Financing Energy Efficient Buildings (June 28, 2012)
- Campus Green Builder: an online portal offering resources on funding, technical expertise, campus green building case studies, blogs, as well as upcoming green building events. Plus the site offers opportunities for institutions to share their own resources and take advantage of discounts for memberships to other organizations and green building information.
- 2009 On-Demand: Building Our Nation's Green Collar Workforce
- 2008 On-Demand: Creating a Greenhouse Gas Inventory - What Does it Take?
- 2008 On-Demand: Commit to Change-Leading Your Campus Towards Climate Neutrality
- NACUBO Publication: The Business Case for Renewable Energy: A Guide for Colleges and Universities
- NACUBO Publication: Communities of Opportunity: Smart Growth Strategies for Colleges and Universities
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Michele Madia
Director, Environmental Leadership
202.861.2554
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