Joel Freehling
Director, Energy Finance and Sustainability
CB&I
Areas of Expertise:
Demand Side Management, Energy Economics, Energy Efficiency, Power Sector, RenewablesJoel Freehling serves as a senior energy finance consultant at CB&I. Freehling's focus is on serving hard to reach customer classes, including multi-tenant commercial office properties, multi-family affordable housing buildings, and small commercial properties. Clients include utilities, national laboratories, foundations, commercial banks, development finance institutions, and bi-lateral aid agencies.
Prior to joining CB&I, Freehling served as President of SBK New Markets Fund, Inc., a $35 million tax credit fund investing in energy efficiency, alternative energy and green building projects in low income tracts in Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland. As President, Freehling was responsible for deal sourcing and structuring, tax credit monetization, risk management and IRS compliance. Freehling also served as Senior Vice President, Energy Finance Manager, Triple Bottom Line Innovations at ShoreBank, a US-based community development finance institution. At ShoreBank, Freehling directed sustainability efforts and was responsible for developing novel loan programs to promote investment in energy efficiency and green buildings.