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Better Buildings Challenge SWAP 3 |Ep. 1| In the City of Boston

Cities and local communities play an integral role in driving energy efficiency throughout the United States. The cities of Atlanta and Boston are energy efficiency leaders, achieving great success in energy saving and energy management creating energy efficient buildings in their cities, both municipal and commercial. Can the two cities; both on the east coast but with completely different climates help each other think differently about ways to save energy? How will the City of Atlanta do as they conduct an energy audit of one of the most vulnerable cities to climate change? In Episode One of the Better Buildings Challenge SWAP 3, brought to you by the U.S. Department of Energy, watch the team from Atlanta conduct an energy audit at Boston’s Central Library at Copley Square and Joseph Casazza Public Works Facility. Follow along as the City of Atlanta learns about the City of Boston’s solar panels and LED street light projects.