Want to Tune Up Your City’s Buildings? First, Tune Up Your Approach.
Building audit and tune-up policies can improve energy efficiency and building performance while reducing carbon emissions and operational costs.
Retrofits
By retrofitting a building, building owners and management teams can achieve substantial energy improvements and cost savings. To learn more about the benefits of retrofits or how to get started, check out our collection of resources below.
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Implementing Energy Audit and Tune-Up Policies
Building audit and tune-up policies can improve energy efficiency and building performance while reducing city carbon emissions and operational costs.
Event Takeaways: Improving Operations During The Pandemic
Here are some major takeaways from a Building Innovation Hub event with AOBA Educational Foundation.
Retrofitting Affordable Housing For Zero Utility Costs
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Commons is the first multifamily Passive House-certified retrofit project in the country.
Behind-the-Scenes: St. Louis Building Performance Standard
Frank Oswald, St. Louis Building Commissioner, and Rajiv Ravulapati explain how they engaged stakeholders for the new policy.
City of St. Louis Becomes the First in the Midwest to Pass a Building Energy Performance Standard
St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson has signed into law the first Building Performance Standard in the Midwest.
St. Louis Passes First Building Performance Standard in the Midwest
On April 20, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen voted to adopt the Midwest’s first Building Energy Performance Standard bill and the fourth such law in the nation.
Philadelphia Passes New Buildings Tune-Up Law: What You Need to Know
To cut carbon pollution by 200,000 metric tons, large commercial buildings in Philadelphia are now subject to a building tune-up requirement to improve energy efficiency.
Retrofit Chicago Celebrates Energy Efficiency All-Stars of 2019
Retrofit Chicago participants pushed the envelope on energy efficiency and climate action in 2019, with two building teams achieving an impressive 35% energy reduction in their properties. Across all 99 member properties, building teams now average a 19% energy reduction, equal to annual savings of over $19 million a year. As Chicago continues its steady … Continued
City Energy Project: How Utilities Can Support Cities As Their Customers
This guide offers lessons learned for utilities on how to work effectively and proactively with local government customers to help those customers achieve their community energy goals.