By Rebecca Tan, Washington Post The American Green Bank Consortium has seen its membership double from 11 to 22 in the past three years. Most members are backed by state governments, which have bigger wallets to spend on seed funding. Montgomery County was among the first local jurisdictions in the…
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Transportation & the Environment, Judiciary & Public Safety & Business & Economic Development Public Hearing – Climate Resilience Planning
December 17, 2021On Friday, December 17, 2021, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh, Chairperson of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, Councilmember Charles Allen, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, and Kenyan McDuffie, Chairperson of the Committee on Business and Economic Development, will hold a joint public hearing on…
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Affordable Housing Retrofit Accelerator 101
December 16, 2021The DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU), in partnership with the District Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) and the DC Green Bank, is offering enhanced technical and financial assistance to owners and managers of qualifying affordable multifamily buildings that do not meet the District’s Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS). The District’s Affordable…
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Focus & Feedback Series
December 10, 2021A series of stakeholder engagement sessions designed to solicit feedback, ideas, and insights from the larger community on selected issues that are relevant to DC Green Bank operations, bring a diverse set of voices to the table for dialogue with DCGB, and enhance the shaping of DCGB’s mission and objectives…
Read MoreBowser Administration Launches Program to Help Multi-Family Affordable Housing Meet New Energy Performance Standards
December 9, 2021WASHINGTON, DC – December 8, 2021 – Today, the Bowser Administration, through the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), announced the launch of a new initiative, the Affordable Housing Retrofit Accelerator, that will provide direct technical and financial assistance to multifamily affordable housing buildings so they can meet the compliance…
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Developers Plot Green Affordable Housing Redevelopment in Columbia Heights
December 8, 2021By Tristan Navera, Washington Business Journal New York developer Jonathan Rose Cos. and D.C.’s Somerset Development Co. are planning a full redevelopment of Faircliff Plaza East that would replace the existing 80-unit building at 14th and Fairmont streets NW with a 125-unit building with more modern amenities and a sustainable…
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December 13 – Special Meeting of the Board of Directors
December 7, 2021DC Green Finance Authority (“DC Green Bank”) will conduct a special meeting of the Board of Directors, pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, (DC Official Code §2-574(1)). Pre-registration is required.
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Conservation Cafe: Reducing Building Emissions – Fighting One of the Top Two Source of Greenhouse Gases in the DC Region
December 6, 2021Reducing Building Emissions: Fighting one of the top two sources of greenhouse gases in the DC Region. Our CEO, Eli Hopson will join the Audubon Naturalist Society to discuss how our programs are helping homeowners, renters, multifamily developers, and commercial properties in our region become more sustainable, reduce energy usage…
Read MoreDC Green Bank, the DCSEU, and Flywheel Development Commemorate the Completion of New Community Solar Project
December 2, 2021DC Green Bank, the DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU), and Flywheel Development , alongside the Deputy Mayor for Operations and Infrastructure Lucinda Babers, and Chair of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment Mary Cheh, and residents commemorated the completion of a new community solar installation in Ward 7. Hosted…
Read MoreDC Affordability, Sustainability Project Secures $2M Pre-Development Loan
December 2, 2021By Lisa McDuffie, Washington DC CRE News DC Green Bank, Jonathan Rose Companies and Somerset Development Company have closed a $1.85 million pre-development loan to finance the design and planning of Faircliff Plaza East, an affordable housing redevelopment in Ward 1 of Washington, D.C. The project is expected to increase…
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Solar for All Ribbon Cutting at Fairfax Villages
December 1, 2021Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) and partners at DC Sustainability Energy Utility (DCSEU), DC Green Bank, and Flywheel Development invites you to join us to celebrating the installation of solar panels in the Fairfax Village Community in Ward 7! A project of Solar for All,…
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DC Green Bank and Partners Announce $1.85 Million Pre-Development Loan for Groundbreaking Affordable Housing and Sustainability Project
November 30, 2021DC Green Bank, Jonathan Rose Companies, and Somerset Development Company today announced the closing of a $1.85 million pre-development loan to finance the design and planning of Faircliff Plaza East, an affordable housing redevelopment in Ward 1 of Washington, D.C. The loan will support engineering, architecture, planning, design, and sustainability…
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