As multifamily building design and construction norms evolve, how should lenders underwrite new, high-performance buildings?

Join Building Energy Exchange and Bright Power for a presentation and moderated panel discussion on the Future Housing Initiative: Underwriting Standards for Low-Carbon Housing project, an initiative focused on utilizing measured energy data from high-performance buildings to inform underwriting and financing practices.

Our panel of experts from the project team will dive into topics such as the process of developing performance-based utility cost benchmarks, how lenders can change business-as-usual underwriting practices, and the importance of using real data to inform project financing.

This event will highlight the release of the Low-Carbon Underwriting Guidebook, which captures key insights from the project and is a practical resource for practitioners seeking to navigate the complexities of financing high-performance, low-carbon housing. The Guidebook contains a Low-Carbon Underwriting Toolkit that helps lenders evaluate and update their underwriting practices to better reflect the shift in the multifamily residential sector towards high-performance, low-carbon buildings.

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Opening Remarks:
Molly Kiick, Project Manager, NYSERDA

Presenters:
• Jon Braman, Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Bright Power
• Khaleah Edwards, Project Manager, Bright Power
• Katie Schwamb, Director, Educational Resources, Building Energy Exchange

Moderator:
Katie Schwamb, Director, Educational Resources, Building Energy Exchange

Speakers:
• Jon Braman, Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Bright Power
• Danielle Donnelly, Assistant Vice President, Director of Sustainability Programs, Community Preservation Corporation (CPC)
• Jennifer Leone, Assistant Commissioner, Chief Sustainability Officer, NYC Department of Housing & Preservation (HPD)
• Sunitha Sarveswaran, Sustainability Program Manager, NYS Housing & Community Renewal (HCR)