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ALBION DISTRICT LIBRARY BY PERKINS + WILL IS A 2018 COTE TOP TEN RECIPIENT. IMAGE: DOUBLESPACE PHOTOGRAPHY

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The Committee on the Environment (COTE®) is an AIA Knowledge Community working for architects, allied professionals, and the public to achieve climate action and climate justice through design. We believe that design excellence is the foundation of a healthy, sustainable, and equitable future. Our work promotes design strategies that empower all AIA members to realize the best social and environmental outcomes with the clients and the communities they serve.

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  • 1.  Energy Efficient Mortgages

    Posted 01-25-2016 06:15 PM

    I'm trying to promote Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEM) and Energy Improvement Mortgages(EIM) as a no-extra-cost way to improve energy efficiency, both in terms of bring new construction further than code and in improving existing housing, but haven't been able to find anyone who has actually used them.  Does anyone have a  client who has used one of these mortgage options and would be willing to share that experience? Does anyone understand why these aren't used very often?  Are any non-governmental mortgage companies offering them?

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    Nancy Evenson AIA
    Principal
    Evenson Architecture
    Provo, UT
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