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Greening Our Built World

Accelerating the transition to a low carbon economy.

About Us

Capital E works with innovative companies, cities, banks and governments to accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy. Capital E is also an investment advisor and early stage investor in low carbon and clean energy companies.

Transforming Industries

Energy Efficiency

The international standard for energy efficiency design and tracking, developed by Capital E

Green Building

Capital E has helped develop some of the world's most widely recognized green building standards.

Green Cities

Capital E founded the Smart Surfaces Coalition and conducted the first city-wide analysis of smart surface adoption

Decarbonization

Capital E has led the creation of standards for measuring and documenting CO2 reduction

High Impact Investing

Capital E makes early stage investments and holds a portfolio of equity positions in the leading, most innovative firms in the following areas:

clean energy

zero carbon materials

smart grid

energy efficiency

financial

zero carbon development

Portfolio

Featured

Helping Cities Manage Climate Risk

Capital E report on the impact climate change can have on city credit ratings. Published by Insurance and Risk magazine.

Smart Surfaces Coalition

Capital E has been leading the creation and development of the Smart Surfaces Coalition--a group of 35 organizations committed to the rapid adoption of Smart Surfaces in cities.

Greening Our Built World

A book by Capital E President Greg Kats, one of the first publications to evaluate the cost effectiveness of green building

Delivering Urban Resilience

Capital E releases the first ever report quantifying the cost and benefits of city-wide adoption of Smart Surfaces in Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and El Paso.