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There is a wide range of potential policy options to address emissions in buildings. One approach gaining traction within Municipal and Regional Governments is the implementation of building performance standards (BPS). BPS set specific performance targets that buildings must meet within a certain timeframe to reduce energy consumption and/or greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This policy tool encourages building owners to monitor, track, and understand how their buildings are performing and conduct appropriate upgrades to their buildings to improve energy efficiency and lower emissions.
Canadian municipalities are in the design stage of their BPS policy journeys. With ample information on how to design BPS, this webinar will explore the perspectives of US-based building owners and industry stakeholder who have experienced BPS initiatives firsthand.
During this webinar, you will receive an overview of the BPS landscape in Canada and in the US. We will give you the opportunity to explore what is working, the challenges faced, and potential strategies to increase the impact and effectiveness of this regulatory approach. We will provide useful resources, and you will hear from building owners/managers working to comply with BPS and managers in the cities responsible for those standards. Additionally, you will have the opportunity ask questions and to share your experiences through participant polling.
This session will be moderated by Belinda Gilbey, President of Bondi Energy, a turnkey retrofit company decarbonizing multifamily and commercial buildings with heat pumps and other energy efficiency technologies that operates throughout North America, and will feature presentations from:
- Cristine Gibney, Building Energy Analyst in the Building Performance & Enforcement Branch at the Energy Administration, District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment
- Adrian Gross, Vice President of WC Smith, a community focused real estate company in Washington, DC that own and manages a diverse portfolio of housing, commercial and retail properties
- Luke Lanciano, Director of Towner Companies, a family-owned real estate development and management firm that owns and manages over 6 million square feet of property, including office buildings, retail shopping centers, lifestyle centers, hotels, and residential communities
- and Matthieu Poirier, Director of Policy for the Building Decarbonization Alliance.