White Paper Details How Financial Tools & Resources Make Sustainability Profitable for Universities

Needham, Massachusetts – January 28, 2009 –For Universities sustainability initiatives may impose a greater or lesser degree of costs upon the annual budget, but a truly integrated college sustainability program often results in favorable long-term returns, whether they are in the form of economic, environmental, or social benefits.

A new, free, white paper details how university and college administrators can utilize tools to maximize capital investment strategies for a college sustainability program and is available for download at http://www.eheinc.com/sustainfinancewp.htm.

The whitepaper, “Profiting through Campus Sustainability: Financial Tools and Strategies”, provides an overview of key financial tools and resources you can use when developing capital investment strategies for a Climate Action Plan or overall campus sustainability program.

“In times of economic downturn and recession, successfully integrating sustainability into campus operations can stabilize operating costs and provide a solid foundation for long-term economic planning” says Michael Crowley, M.S., LEED AP, author of the white paper and Program Manager, Pathways to Campus Sustainability of EH&E.

“Campus sustainability programs can be highly profitable. To achieve this end result, capital and operating budgets need to be integrated through the use of tools such as life cycle costing analysis,” Michael Crowley said.

The free white paper provides an overview of how leaders in campus sustainability programs can develop capital investment strategies including:

• Basics of sustainability finance
• Life cycle costing in practice
• Utility rebates
• State regulatory policies
• Tax credits
• Solar incentives
• Economic recovery bill and tax deductions
• Revolving loan funds
• Federally legislated incentives

To download the free white paper, “Profiting through Campus Sustainability: Financial Tools and Strategies”, visit http://www.eheinc.com/sustainfinancewp.htm.

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About EH&E
EH&E (www.eheinc.com) has provided an extensive range of environmental and engineering consulting services for 20 years. Our team consists of more than 60 experts with an outstanding record of providing business-focused solutions for issues that affect the built environment. EH&E has a depth of knowledge and credibility unmatched in the industry and our wealth of readily-accessible information has become a powerful resource for our clients.

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