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The 10 most-viewed resources from the past month include two new resources: the Clean Energy for Low-Income Communities Accelerator (CELICA) Toolkit and the Residential Energy Efficiency for Local Governments Guide. Check them out below!1. Clean Energy for Low-Income Communities (CELICA) Toolkit -…
On July 9, D.C.-area properties opened their doors to 2019 Summit attendees to showcase their stand-out energy, water, and renewable efficiency measures. Below are highlights from one of the tours.
In November 2018, Amazon announced the selection of JBG SMITH as its partner to house and develop a…
On July 9, D.C.-area properties opened their doors to 2019 Summit attendees to showcase their stand-out energy, water, and renewable efficiency measures. Below are highlights from one of the tours.
Attendees for the tour of The Pearl, The Tower Companies’ new multifamily property in Silver Spring…
On July 9, D.C.-area properties opened their doors to 2019 Summit attendees to showcase their stand-out energy, water, and renewable efficiency measures. Below are highlights from one of the tours.
MGM National Harbor is a 3-million-square-foot, LEED Gold-certified waterfront resort destination in…
On July 9, D.C.-area properties opened their doors to 2019 Summit attendees to showcase their stand-out energy, water, and renewable efficiency measures. Below are highlights from one of the tours.NHT Communities hosted 2019 Better Buildings Summit attendees for a tour of its Southwest D.C.…
On July 9, D.C.-area properties opened their doors to 2019 Summit attendees to showcase their stand-out energy, water, and renewable efficiency measures. Below are highlights from one of the tours. The Architect of the Capitol (AoC) – the federal agency responsible for the maintenance,…
On July 23, DOE visited Sparta, Wisconsin to recognize Better Buildings Alliance partner Gundersen Health System at their Sparta Clinic for impressive portfolio-wide energy efficiency advances.
The 35,000-square-foot Sparta Clinic was built with numerous energy-efficient design features aimed…
On July 17 and 18, 2019, the American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE), a Better Buildings Alliance Affiliate, led an Energy Treasure Hunt with the help of DOE at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC). To help to share its energy-savings knowledge and experience with others,…
On July 16, DOE traveled to Charlottesville, VA to recognize Better Buildings Challenge partner University of Virginia (UVA) for impressive energy efficiency advances made on its campus. DOE toured the energy and water upgrades made at UVA’s Showcase Project, Clark Hall.Clark Hall is mixed-use…
For part 1 of the highlights from the 2019 Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit, click here.Thursday, July 11Day 2 of the 2019 Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit began with a full block of sessions, and even with the 9 A.M. start the discussions were energetic and the rooms were packed! In “…
This year nearly 650 industry professionals gathered for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit in Arlington, Virginia, just across the Potomac from Washington, D.C. Each year attendees – from the C-Suite to energy managers to facilities operations teams – come…
The 2019 Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit was a great success, and we couldn't have done it without all of you! We are delighted you came; your willingness to share your perspective, experience, and solutions was critical to the success of the Summit. We hope you left with new ideas,…
The 10 most-viewed resources from the past month include toolkits on K-12 Lighting and Efficiency-as-a-Service, as well as the new Public Sector Financing Primer and popular Better Buildings webinars. Check them out below! 1. K-12 Lighting Toolkit For K-12 schools in the U.S., energy…
After joining the Better Buildings Challenge in 2015, The Wendy’s Company took on the additional task of engaging with its franchisees and encouraged them to set their own Challenge goals. To date, 17 franchisees—representing 3.6 million square feet and more than 1,200 restaurants—followed The…
In 2018 the D.C. Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) launched the nation’s first multifamily housing resilience assessment tool to support preservation of the District’s affordable housing stock. DOEE provided funding to develop the tool and run pilot resilience audits to a partnership led…
The 10 most popular solutions on the Better Buildings Solution Center from the past month are below. These include information for K-12 schools on lighting options, energy financing, and high-efficiency RTU replacement, as well as the new Commercial Energy Financing Primer and more. Check them out!…
The call for Spring award applications was heard loud and clear by Campaign participants this year. We received a very strong group of applications; each one was a solid contender with an interesting EMIS story to tell.
At a webinar on June 6, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. EST, we will present the 7 recognized…
Today we announced the progress made by our more than 900 public- and private-sector organizations leading the U.S. in energy efficiency through their participation in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Better Buildings Initiative.
Together, Better Buildings partners have saved…
We’re only two months away from the 2019 Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit, and we’re looking forward to exploring emerging technologies and sharing innovative strategies in energy and water efficiency. Favorites like Ask-an-Expert and Building Tours are back, plus we’ve added more…
Multitasking is an essential part of keeping on top of your to-do list, and our Better Buildings partners are no exception when it comes to achieving their energy goals. Many of these organizations incorporate staff/occupant engagement efforts into their overall energy and sustainability goals, and…