DOE Announces Webinars on High Impact Building Technologies, a New Better Buildings Resource, and More
EERE offers webinars to the public on a range of subjects, from adopting the latest energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies, to training for the clean energy workforce. Webinars are free; however, advanced registration is typically required. You can also watch archived webinars and browse previously aired videos, slides, and transcripts.
Upcoming Webinars
November 4: Finding the Next Big Thing(s) in Building Energy Efficiency: HIT Catalyst and the Technology Demo Program
Webinar Sponsor: Better Buildings Challenge
The Energy Department will present a live webinar titled “Finding the Next Big Thing(s) in Building Energy Efficiency: HIT Catalyst and the Technology Demo Program” on Tuesday, November 4, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Learn how the Energy Department prioritizes high impact technologies (HITs) to advance energy efficiency. Hear from a Better Buildings program participant who is working with Energy Department staff to test promising technologies in buildings. Learn what they are finding and how you can get involved.
November 13 and November 19: Live Webinars on the Better Buildings Residential Program Solution Center
Webinar Sponsor: Better Buildings Residential Program
The Energy Department will present live webinars titled “Better Buildings Residential Program Solution Center” on Thursday, November 13, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and on Wednesday, November 19, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The Solution Center offers step-by-step suggestions, templates, case studies and other resources. Users can find information regarding business models, program designs, marketing & outreach, financing, contractor engagement, workforce development, and evaluation & data collection.
The webinars will share lessons learned from the Better Buildings Neighborhood Program and others and explain the how the new Solution Center can help program administrators and partners design, implement, and evaluate residential energy efficiency programs.
Register for the November 13 or November 19 webinar.
Past Webinars
October 7: Live Webinar on Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing
Webinar Sponsor: Better Buildings Challenge
The Energy Department presented a live webinar titled “PACE Financing for Energy Efficiency: Success Stories” on Tuesday, October 7. The webinar features Better Buildings Challenge Partners who describe their successful experiences with property assessed clean energy (PACE) financing as program developers, city administrators, and property owners. PACE financing is a vehicle to pay for energy efficiency improvements or renewable energy installations on private property. Local or state governments and other organizations fund the upfront costs of the improvements, which are paid back over time through property assessments added to the owner’s property tax bills. Speakers include: John Kinney, Clean Fund; Eric Shambarger, City of Milwaukee; and Steve Thompson, Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City.
October 2: Live Webinar on High Performance Outdoor Lighting Accelerator
Webinar Sponsor: Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs Office
The Energy Department presented a live webinar titled “High Performance Outdoor Lighting Accelerator” on Thursday, October 2. The Energy Department recently announced the expansion of the Better Buildings platform to include the newest initiative for the public sector, the High Performance Outdoor Lighting Accelerator (HPOLA), designed to accelerate the deployment of high performance street and outdoor lighting across at least 50 percent of a city's inventory over the next few years by demonstrating practical and effective best practices and improving system-wide replacement processes at the municipal level.
Crystal McDonald of Better Buildings discusses how the HPOLA can support participating states, cities, and regional energy networks with access to credible information on potential energy and cost savings, procurement specifications to ensure high quality products, viable financing models, frameworks for addressing regulations, and policies limiting newer technologies.
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