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CASE STUDY:                         commercial properties and the greater   the nonprofit administrator of 55
        STONECREEK AT COPPERFIELD           Houston area can continue to thrive   Texas PACE programs reaching more
                                            on the frontline of economic prosperity   than 60% of the Texas population.
                                            and energy innovation, making Hous-  Sarah is a 2020 graduate of Rice
                                            ton a city of the future. N          University. For more information on
                                                                                 the Houston PACE program, contact
                                            Sarah Silberman is the Program       admin@texaspaceauthority.org and
                                            Coordinator at Texas PACE Authority,   visit www.TexasPACEAuthority.org.




        Image courtesy of Counterpoint Energy Solutions
            StoneCreek at Copperfield is
        creating a one hundred and eight-bed
        senior housing community. Regard-
        ing this project, Lara Cottingham,
        Chief of Staff & Chief Sustainability
        Officer of the Administration and           EMPLOYER
        Regulatory Affairs Department for           BENEFIT SERVICES
        the City of Houston, noted, “This
        use of the City’s PACE program to
        facilitate $2.8 million in private
        financing to make the StoneCreek
        of Copperfield senior living facility
        more energy and water efficient is a
        perfect example of how we can reduce
        the impact of climate change in our
        community and reduce the cost of op-              PLAN              PAYROLL            BENEFIT
        erating senior housing facilities. This      ADMINISTRATON       MANAGEMENT            PACKAGE
        is a win-win for Houston.” Through           Assistance and research   Get your employees   MARKETING
        a variety of projects, StoneCreek at          to keep you informed   paid quickly so you   Document
        Copperfield’s annual use of elec-            and in compliance with   can get back to doing   administration of
                                                                                              401(k) and 403(b)
                                                      state and federal laws.
                                                                          what your company
        tricity will decrease by 44%, annual                                 does best.      including employee
        use of water will decrease by 44%,                                                  enrollment assistance.
        and annual use of natural gas will
        decrease by 25%. All of this adds up to
        a saving of around $84,000 per year
        and the creation of 29 clean jobs.

         LOOKING FORWARD
            On January 27th, President Biden
        announced the start of his plan to tackle
        the climate crisis by emphasizing the
                                                         CLAIMS
                                                                                               BENEFITS
                                                                            HUMAN
        need for economic and social change           MANAGEMENT          RESOURCES        EDUCATION AND
        through clean job creation and physical         When a claim is   CONSULTING         CONSULTING
        infrastructure improvements nation-           made, we assist in the   Develop policies and   Craft a competitive

        wide. President Biden further commit-         process, from the first   procedures, address   employee benefits plan
                                                                         recruiting strategies,
                                                                                             to recruit and retain
        ted to retrofitting four million buildings    filing of the claim to its   develop job descriptions.  valuable employees.
                                                         resolution.
        country-wide during his tenure.
           Over the last year, COVID-19 perma-
        nently altered how many commercial
        properties will function in the future.                                  PUTTING ALL THE HEALTHCARE
        To respond, commercial property                                              BENEFIT PIECES TOGETHER
        owners can access the Houston PACE
        program for critical financing to                                         OFFICE      ONLINE
                                                                                  713-647-9700
                                                                                              www.corebenefits.net
        repurpose and revitalize their proper-
        ty. With the help of the PACE program,
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