Tuesday, September 21
Session Four: Putting "Hard to Reach" Housing at the Center
Low- and moderate-income housing, especially multifamily housing, is often categorized as "hard to reach.” But well-designed and implemented programs can achieve environmental and health goals, and new program models can do so while also delivering equitable benefits to these households. This panel will explore ways to design programs to ensure outcomes, including those that address hardships for historically marginalized communities.
- Panelist
- Lauren Westmoreland, Enterprise Community Partners, Senior Program Director, Policy
Session Five: States Sprinting Ahead
In this conversation, two state energy leaders discuss how they are successfully leveraging federal and other partnerships to advance energy efficiency, workforce development, equitable rebuilding, and decarbonization goals.
- Moderator
- Marion Gold, Former Commissioner of the Rhode Island Public Utilities
Session Six: Optimizing Building Performance: How to Get It Done
Emissions from existing buildings remain one of the greatest impediments to achieving climate goals. One step towards addressing this challenge is assessing, disclosing, and regulating building energy usage through a building performance standard (BPS). To develop and implement a BPS, policymakers must understand metrics, technical feasibility, political roadblocks, and necessary resources. Three panelists will discuss the tactics to design a BPS and how to work together to get the job done.
- Moderator
- Alon Abramson, Philadelphia Energy Authority, Director of Residential Programs
Lunch Session: Demystifying Green Hydrogen
Grab your lunch, refill your water bottle, and join us for a lunchtime conversation on green hydrogen. Speakers will demystify this buzzword and share their thoughts on this topic.
- Host
- Scott Johnstone, VHB, New England Energy Market Lead