Driving Efficiency in St. Louis
Meet Rajiv Ravulapati, the City Energy Project Technical Advisor for the City of St. Louis.
Energy Benchmarking
Energy benchmarking is essential for understanding a building’s energy use and how it compares to the average energy usage in similar building types. To learn more about the benefits of benchmarking, check out IMT’s resources below.
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How Do You Make the “Biggest Little City in the World” One of the Most Efficient?
As Energy Advisor to the City of Reno through the City Energy Project, Suzanne Linfante engages community stakeholders and designs and implements policies to reduce energy use in the city’s building stock.
Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Efficiency in San José
Ariel Carpenter is an Associate Environmental Services Specialist at the City of San José, and most recently led the development of San José’s Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance, which was adopted in late 2018.
Women in Energy Efficiency: Patti Boyd
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting women leading the way on high-performance buildings. Meet Patti Boyd, Senior Technology Strategist at the District of Columbia Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU).
The Key to Reducing Emissions in Orlando? Energy Efficiency.
For Chris Castro, former City Energy Project City Advisor and current Sustainability Director for the City of Orlando, energy efficiency is a critical tool for enhancing quality of life, protecting natural resources, and driving a diverse and robust economy in the City Beautiful.
How Do You Energize Denver?
Meet Katrina Managan, leader of the Energize Denver initiative in the City and County of Denver.
Piloting the Use of Energy Policy Data to Drive Market Action
Data is only useful when put to use. Across the U.S., an ever-growing number of state and local jurisdictions are implementing building performance reporting laws regarding building energy and water use in the commercial and multifamily sectors. This wealth of performance information is not yet being deployed to its full potential to drive smarter business decisions … Continued
How Do You Drive Market Transformation in Chicago?
So, what does transformative work look like in Chicago? Amy Jewel, the City Advisor in Chicago for 5+ years, gives us a peek.
Use Case: Distribution Grid Performance
This use case focuses on distribution grid performance, which helps local governments identify opportunities to improve local reliability and resilience, to improve emergency planning and response, and to encourage targeted investments in distributed energy resources (DERs) for health, safety, and cost reasons.
Use Case: Community-Wide Energy Usage Data
This use case focuses on community-wide energy usage data, which helps local governments calculate carbon emissions, set policy goals, track program progress over time, and identify opportunities for more targeted outreach around priorities like building efficiency.