Affordability is a matter of not just rent but also utilities. If you have residents who are paying as much or more each month for utilities as they do for rent, its perhaps not affordable housing anymore. To increase affordability, there may not be much you can do about the rent but you can reduce the utility bills. Energy costs will only increase in the future, so what you do now to reduce utility cost will provide more and more benefits in the future. For owners paying utilities, reduction in utility costs from energy efficiency improvements can add to the operating budget cash-flow for the next 20 years. There are proven processes that will reduce your energy consumption and create a safe and comfortable environment for your residents. We will share with you the potential ways to improve your facility, so you can reduce your utility bills without having to outlay capital costs.

Trainer: Ravi Malhotra, President, ICAST

Mr. Malhotra is an experienced engineer and social entrepreneur who has established a variety of sustainable enterprises in India, Africa and the US with an emphasis on sustainable technologies. He has led both award-winning R&D efforts and successful new product launches. Mr. Malhotra holds a Bachelors degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and Master's degrees in both Engineering and Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin. For the past ten years, he has led iCAST in its programs that have helped hundreds of rural entrepreneurs and businesses with technical assistance, fund raising, marketing, build a management team and business strategy.