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This foundational training covered how state and local governments can facilitate energy efficiency investments through ESPC, and how facility managers can use ESPC to enhance their facility’s energy performance.
This 2021 Summit session examined the most effective ways to sell and communicate EE-related projects internally by evaluating all benefits and considering your audience, featuring examples from Wendy's, 3M, and RILA.
This 2021 Summit session examined successful strategies for stakeholder engagement and team implementation of carbon reduction goals. It features Better Buildings partners University of Virginia, Orlando, FL, and Cleveland Clinic.
This 2021 Summit session surveyed the current regulatory landscape for community solar in multifamily housing and explored promising strategies to overcome barriers.
This 2021 Summit session addressed programmatic and technological approaches to going all-electric in multifamily housing, explored current challenges in domestic hot water, technologies for space heating using heat pumps, and more.
Watch this 2021 Summit session to hear DOE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office, the National Renewable Energy Lab, and Better Buildings partners discuss balancing the financial viability of solar projects with meaningful direct and/or indirect benefits to tenants.
This 2021 Summit session explored the intersection between industrial and municipal wastewater treatment, specifically highlighting some industrial facilities that are providing municipal water/wastewater treatment services to help identify technology development and deployment needs for enabling synergistic operations.
From crafting a compelling narrative to sharing data-driven results, how you talk about your efficiency work matters. In this 2021 Summit session, hear from the Better Buildings communications team to learn best practices for external communications.
At the closing plenary of the 2021 Summit, Better Buildings and Better Plants leaders from the industrial, local government, multifamily, and retail sectors discuss the issues, trends, and challenges impacting their work and the market at large.
At the 2021 Summit, leaders from DOE’s National Labs shared their insights into the future of energy efficiency and highlight the newest trends and emerging technologies.
At the 2021 Summit, core members of the Biden Administration convened industry stakeholders in dialogue on equitable decarbonization of America's buildings, associated opportunities for jobs, and new programs for efficient electrified buildings.
The 2021 Summit hosted virtual tours with Ford Motor Company, Iron Mountain Data Centers, and the State of Maryland to learn about their properties' unique energy-saving features.
Watch the 2021 Green Lease Leaders explore how green leasing offers a competitive advantage for multiple sectors, helping buildings be more flexible, save money, and reduce climate and health risks. This event was recorded at the 2021 Summit.
The K-12 Schools meet-up was an opportunity for attendees to connect and exchange best practices with peers and share accomplishments and challenges in a candid, interactive format.
In this 2021 Summit session, Better Buildings partners shared diverse, creative solutions for water reductions across multiple sectors.
Learn about renewable energy, advanced controls, demand response, and other energy-saving behind-the-meter resources available for building owners and managers across the public and private sectors in this 2021 Summit session.
Watch this 2021 Summit session and learn how DOE and its partners are working with private- and public-sector stakeholders across the buildings and construction sectors to transform the buildings market with advanced building construction (ABC) solutions.
Learn from DOE National Labs at the 2021 Summit how building managers, community planners, and policymakers are turning to distributed generation and storage technologies to help critical facilities remain operational when they are needed most.
This 2021 Summit session featured innovations in energy planning for resilience at critical facilities, including wastewater treatment plants, correctional facilities, data centers, and labs.
From prioritizing upgrades at critical facilities to leveraging innovative funding opportunities, this 2021 Summit session showcased collaborative partnerships and planning pathways to creating more resilient communities, highlighting the role energy efficiency can play in the planning process.
This fact sheet summarizes the key accomplishments and results from the Sustainable Wastewater Infrastructure of the Future (SWIFt) Accelerator. The Accelerator produced many tools and resources supporting energy data management for wastewater operations, as well as planning, implementation, and financing for comprehensive energy efficiency and resource recovery projects.
This 2021 Summit session features an in-depth review of the different types of efficiency-as-a-service via a fireside chat with two leading EaaS providors.
The energy efficiency and renewable energy finance space is constantly adapting to new market developments and financing innovations. During this 2021 Summit session, several market experts weighed in on recent trends in several key financial products.
Watch this 2021 Summit session to learn more about the Commercial PACE (CPACE) Toolkit for States and Local Governments, a compilation of resources intended to address persistent barriers facing the adoption and implementation of CPACE financing programs.
Watch this recorded session from the 2021 Summit to learn how a variety of organizations are structuring their carbon reduction programs.
The 10 most-viewed solutions from the past month include a strategy for improving portfolio-wide energy efficiency from Better Buildings partner Lendlease, an innovative solution for energy plant management from Better Plants partner Ford, and resources from partners University of Maryland Medical Center, IHG Hotels & Resorts, and New York City Housing Authority. Check them out!
This foundational training covered how state and local governments can facilitate energy efficiency investments through ESPC, and how facility managers can use ESPC to enhance their facility’s energy performance.
In this 2021 Summit session, learn how to save time while getting more from your data using DOE’s building energy tools. Whether you’re an expert or just getting started, this hands-on walkthrough of the Asset Score, Audit Template, SEED Platform, and Unique Building ID applications has something for everyone.
3M created a pool of capital to fund overlooked cost-saving energy efficiency projects resulting in more than $580,000 in savings.
This webinar explored options available today and different approaches to meet carbon goals, featuring building owners and design teams that are leading the market to achieve electrification goals.
Learn about the wide variety of tools provided by DOE to manage and evaluate your building energy data in this 2021 Summit session, led by experts and partners to highlight the SEED, UBID and Asset Score/Audit Template tools.
In this 2021 Summit session, partners shared strategies to get even more energy savings from their buildings through the utilization of integrated technology packages, smart energy analytics, and more.
What data and metrics can be monitored to determine if a building is healthy for its occupants? This webinar clarified opportunities for monitoring and analytics to identify areas that need attention, from fresh air delivery and airborne contaminants to comfort metrics.
DOE's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) provides guidelines on how facilities can select the appropriate water meter for their operations. The resource discusses 3 types of water meters: positive displacement meters, differential pressure meters, and velocity meters. Additionally, the resource provides high-level information on the various considerations involved in determining what type of meter to select.
Watch an interactive conversation on the benefits of installing combined heat and power (CHP) in the industrial and manufacturing sectors.