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  • Solving the Split Incentive Problem – Reframing Investment in Energy Efficiency, for Building Owners & Tenants

    In rental properties, there is a common obstacle to investment in energy efficiency. If the owner invests in efficient HVAC equipment, the tenant receives the benefit of lower utility bills. This reduces the financial incentive for building owners to make these upgrades. Seen more broadly, the “split incentive” exists whenever the responsibility for a proposed improvement is held separately from its benefits. Since rapid implementation of energy efficiency is critical to addressing the climate crisis, the split incentive is an obstacle that endangers our collective future. Luckily, there are numerous solutions to the problem. This program will present concepts for reframing how we think about the split incentive as well as practical tools, including: commercial and residential lease language; organizational changes; staff incentives, policy proposals in other cities; and marketing, cultural, and informational solutions. Click Here to View List of Attendees SPEAKER Aaron Michels, Director of Operations, Energy Resources Group, Inc. - Aaron Michels is the Operations Director at Energy Resources Group, Inc. (ERG), and is responsible for ERG’s tools used in utility, HVAC loads, and ventilation analysis. He works primarily on energy efficiency in buildings; projects from controls retro-commissioning to energy master planning. Aaron has approached earth-friendly living from many different angles.… Continue Reading Solving the Split Incentive Problem – Reframing Investment in Energy Efficiency, for Building Owners & Tenants

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    Coffee Break: Protect Energy Efficiency in our Building Codes

    Virtual Event via Zoom

    REGISTER NOW!  HOT TOPIC Missouri House Bill 580 aims restrict the advancement and implementation of energy code by municipalities and local jurisdictions. House Bill 580 prevents communities from adopting ordinances, resolutions, regulations, codes, or policies that: Prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting framed cavities in new dwellings from being used as ducts or plenums; or Require or have the effect of requiring: new dwellings to have a wood frame wall cavity insulation R-value greater than 13; to utilize exterior continuous insulation; to have a ceiling insulation R-value greater than 38, or to have a maximum air leakage rate less than five air changes per hour. View our blog post about HB 580 to learn more. Or register to join us on February 17! FEATURED GUESTS         James Roseberry, AIA , CDT, LEED AP BD+C James is a Senior Project Manager and Associate with Trivers and the Chair Elect of the Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Board of Directors. As a founding members of the Trivers Green Team, James manages the firm’s 2030 Commitment response, is lead author of the firm’s Sustainable Action Plan, and is involved in many of the firm’s LEED projects, including the first LEEDv4… Continue Reading Coffee Break: Protect Energy Efficiency in our Building Codes

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    Evening Program: Inflation Reduction Act – An Enabler for Aggressive Action on Climate Change

    Washington Universitiy Danforth University Center 6475 Forsyth Blvd, St. Louis, MO

    This presentation will summarize he bill’s provisions related to climate change and offer specific details related to solar and energy efficiency. New and renewed incentives are included to expand clean energy production for residential, commercial, industrial and utility scale solar through 2034, enabling a predictable set of financial incentives to exponentially increase our domestic clean energy supply, dramatically reducing our carbon emissions.

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    GPRO Operations + Maintenance (O+M) Essentials Training

    Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (CBEC) 4651 Shaw, St. Louis, MO, United States

    What type of lighting is best for your building – LED, fluorescent, or halogen? How do you detect and fix hidden leaks in mechanical systems? Efficient operations and smart maintenance in buildings reduces operating costs and increases occupancy rates and tenant satisfaction. GPRO O+M Essentials provides building professionals with strategies to improve efficiency, comfort, and health in our existing buildings. Participants leave with at least three immediately actionable measures and the next steps needed to achieve them. This course is ideal for property managers and building staff in multifamily residential and commercial buildings, including: building superintendents, operators, facility and property managers, operating engineers and stationary engineers.

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    Benchmarking 101 + Help Session – May 2023

    Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (CBEC) 4651 Shaw, St. Louis, MO, United States

    Presented in partnership with Building Energy Exchange St. Louis & the City of St. Louis' Office of Building Performance

    We will start with a presentation to cover the basics of benchmarking, how to use the free, online benchmarking tool ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, provide an overview of the City of St. Louis' benchmarking requirements and how to report data to the City. Then we'll break to provide one-on-one assistance with benchmarking your building's energy and water use. See below for what you should bring if you need one-on-one assistance!

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    Benchmarking 101 + Help Session – June 2023

    Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (CBEC) 4651 Shaw, St. Louis, MO, United States

    Presented in partnership with Building Energy Exchange St. Louis & the City of St. Louis' Office of Building Performance

    We will start with a presentation to cover the basics of benchmarking, how to use the free, online benchmarking tool ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, provide an overview of the City of St. Louis' benchmarking requirements and how to report data to the City. Then we'll break to provide one-on-one assistance with benchmarking your building's energy and water use. See below for what you should bring if you need one-on-one assistance!