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Buildings consume 40% of our nation's energy, 73% of electricity, 38% of our coal, and 33% of our natural gas. With such a large economic and environmental footprint, cities throughout the U.S. have recognized the need and benefits of increasing building energy efficiency. By partnering with the private sector, and leveraging the expertise of local and national building industry stakeholders, cities such as New York City, Chicago, Illinois and Washington, DC, have been able to achieve significant progress in building efficiency.
What are the policy levers and lessons learned that have helped enable and catalyze this success? Join representatives from New York City, Chicago, Illinois and Washington, DC to learn the answers to these questions and many more.
November 17, 2011 • 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
U.S. House of Representatives
B-338 Rayburn House Office Building
Doug Read, Presidential Advisor,
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc. (ASHRAE)
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) and Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO) (Invited)
Co-Chairs, High Performance Building Congressional Caucus
30 X 30 and New York's Greener, Greater Buildings Plan
Laurie Kerr
New York City Mayor's Office of Long Term Planning & Sustainability
Lessons from Chicago, Illinois
Daniel A. Seligman
Rebuilding America
Lessons from Washington, DC
Cliff Majersik,
Institute for Market Transformation
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