Environment Committee 7-16-24

Value of Benchmarking With ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager and ENERGY STAR Updates – Leslie Cook, ENERGY STAR Commercial Buildings, U.S. EPA
Beyond Benchmarking: Tools and Resources for Your Community, Building Performance Standards (BPS) Overview – Maddie Liput, Esq., Manager, Building Codes & Policy, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) and Dan Streit, Senior Researcher, Slipstream
Building Performance Standards Cohorts: A National Perspective – Carolyn Sarno Goldthwaite, Vice President, Customer Engagement, ClearlyEnergy

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Training Opportunities
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Help Desk
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Outreach Coordinator for U.S. EPA Region 5 (our Midwest region) – Contact Ivy Klee via email or at 312-886-9137 if you need assistance with Portfolio Manager or have any questions.
ENERGY STAR Energy Treasure Hunt Kit – Find out how to make it fun for your team to walk around your facility and look for quick ways to save energy.
ENERGY STAR: Find utilities that provide energy data for benchmarking.
ENERGY STAR Rebate Finder
Advanced Building Energy Efficiency Policies (ABEEP) Task Force – The Caucus works with Slipstream and the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) to provide technical assistance to communities that are considering benchmarking, building performance standards, or adopting the state stretch codes. To join the Task Force, email cscott@mayorscaucus.org.
Building performance standards (BPS) cohorts – For communities that would like more assistance with implementing BPS, including access to the BEAM (Building Energy Analysis Manager) software platform to help implement and manage the programs and policies, join a BPS cohort. If you are interested in learning more, MEEA is hosting a virtual informational session on Tuesday, August 20th, from 1-2 p.m. Sign up for the session here. To enroll in the cohort, please email Maddie Liput at mliput@mwalliance.org.

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