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At Populus®, we recognize that the potential to bring about enduring changes in a community’s energy consumption lies not only in the adoption of progressive energy policies, but in the employment of market-based mechanisms. We can help with both.
Does your municipality need expert assistance in fostering energy efficiency in the building sector? Populus® can help you overcome common obstacles that can impede progress toward your community’s goals.
By designing and implementing voluntary rental rating and home energy efficiency programs, and through marketing initiatives, we can help your community achieve a market shift toward sustainability.
Populus® assists with all facets of community-scale energy efficiency initiatives. These components include:
- Creating mandatory or voluntary energy codes;
- Designing rebate programs to incentivize early adoption of energy-efficient improvements;
- Establishing market recognition of those who elect to take energy efficient measures in new construction projects and retrofits of existing homes; and
- Generating marketing initiatives to inform and engage renters and buyers
Populus® is currently helping the City of Boulder make such a shift, with “The PopuListing,” our innovative market-based approach to promoting energy efficiency in the rental housing market. The Populisting™ includes WholeCost™, a feature that tracks monthly rent and average utilities for each rental property and provides landlords who have made energy upgrades with a competitive edge in the rental market. The website also provides market recognition for landlords who have conformed to the City of Boulder’s SmartRegs ordinance, a benchmark for energy efficiency, prior to the date of mandatory compliance, further incentivizing an early commitment to energy efficiency