Gadgets & Video: Energy Neutral Green Affordable Housing

 

So while the rest of the known universe makes their new iPhone plans, I’m headed for a Flip Video Ultra Camcorder. And I’ve discovered that green videos on YouTube are the best way to cultivate a new camcorder obsession. But enough about me…

This video’s been out for a few weeks, but highlights a good area of focus since the Multihousing Trends and PCBC 2008 are rollin’ into town next week.

Institutional investors and lenders often think of affordable housing as a niche — “Oh its just a big tax credit play”, they sniff.   What many of these folks overlook is that some of the most clever and effective financial innovations within real estate actually originate from lenders and investors who are active in the affordable housing and community lending sectors.

It is amazing to me that so many of us in finance and investment think that the wheel has to be re-invented to finance green. No — you might not take on all community finance ideas 1:1, but this is an area where professionals have already been forced to get creative about delivering capital to obtain specific social purposes. Now its good that they can add positive environmental outcomes to their list as well.

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