The Paid-from-Savings Guide to Green Existing Buildings: Executive Summary.

Provides basic information to help building owners understand the paid-from-savings approach and decide if it is a viable option for greening their existing buildings. This approach is a financing strategy that leverages the savings generated from building system upgrades to pay for a comprehensive greening project within a defined pay-back period. The variety of financing methods available are described, and case studies that include a school are included.