Hub March 2024 Newsletter

Building Energy Resource Hub March 2024 Newsletter

Partner Tools & Resources

Slipstream provides on-bill financing services for building owners interested in building retrofits and maintains a contractor list that can help implement energy efficiency improvements. Learn more about their on-bill financing here. 

ComEd also maintains a list of Energy Efficiency Service Providers that includes contractors, distributors, engineering and design firms, and more who have been trained on the processes and procedures of the ComEd Energy Efficiency Program. Find a service provider here. 

Technology Primers

Learn more about Air to Water Heat Pumps today!

The Hub Technology Primers are intended to introduce an array of audiences to high-performance technology in buildings. These solutions can help cut energy costs and improve comfort in your building. 

  Air to water heat pumps (AWHPs) are a deep energy retrofit option to electrify a building’s domestic hot water system. By either replacing or supplementing a traditional gas, oil, or steam system, AWHPs can significantly reduce carbon emissions and save energy. Download the AWHP technology primer here to learn how you can incorporate these systems into your retrofit. 

     You can access other great AWHP resources here: 

• Save on Energy: Air Source Heat Pumps Installation Best Practices for Commercial Buildings Webinar
• Energy Star: Information on air to water heat pumps
• FacilitiesDive: Heat Pumps are Hot, but Commercial Retrofits Face Cold Realities

 Focus on Finance

 Financing is an essential step in the journey to emissions reduction, turning great decarbonization ideas into actionable plans. Watch this webinar to learn from our Better Buildings Initiative partners how to best leverage financing for decarbonization projects and about the recently developed Emissions Reduction Planning Framework that can help make financing decisions easier and more accessible. 

Upcoming Events from Friends of the Hub

B4 Webinar Series: Heat Pump Water Heaters

March 27 at 8:00 AM CT

Join this exciting webinar that offers an introduction to the design of heat pump water heaters (HPWH) and their real-life applications. This one-hour virtual event will review the basics of heat pump technology and explore how the various types of HPWHs are designed. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn more about HPWHs, how they work, and hear about how industry professionals are incorporating them in their businesses. 

School Finance Power Hour: How to Leverage IRA for Your District
March 29 at 11:00 AM CT

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 is a landmark federal law that invests in domestic clean energy energy production, in part by providing a range of tax incentives and programs that can help schools reduce their energy costs, improve their energy efficiency and adopt renewable energy sources. Join us for this complimentary CPE webinar by Baker Tilly to discover how the IRA can help you achieve your school district’s energy performance and sustainability goals. 

School Finance Power Hour: How to Leverage IRA for Your District
March 29 at 11:00 AM CT

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 is a landmark federal law that invests in domestic clean energy energy production, in part by providing a range of tax incentives and programs that can help schools reduce their energy costs, improve their energy efficiency and adopt renewable energy sources. Join us for this complimentary CPE webinar by Baker Tilly to discover how the IRA can help you achieve your school district’s energy performance and sustainability goals. 

Additional Resources from Hub Partners

  Building decarbonization, also known as building electrification, is the process of reducing or eliminating the emissions that contribute to climate change from a building’s energy sources. Check out this video from Elevate's Quick Takes series.