We’ve heard a lot about sustainable building and LEED certification, but how do you get the funding to turn well-meaning ideas into reality? One of our clients, Umpqua Bank, worked with Energy Trust of Oregon to create an innovative new lending program that’s filling this gap. Called GreenStreet Lending, it offers financing options designed to help small businesses and homeowners manage rising energy costs by making it easier to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. What better way to spur economic growth than with green-building projects?
Simple Changes
Living sustainably is often about making smart small choices that add up. But where to start? Check out Ideal Bite – www.idealbite.com. This daily e-mail service offers “bite-sized ideas for light green living.”
It’s quick, clever and might just inspire some simple changes that help the environment and your wallet.