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Explore our curated collection of Builiding Performance Standards Resources to help policy makers create meaningful standards and building owners effectively understand and implement them.
Interstate Renewable Energy Council

SUNY Energy Futures: Fundamentals of Building Controls Systems

Three 15-20 minute, self-paced, online courses will introduce facility operators, energy managers, engineering and project management staff, and other facilities management staff to the fundamentals of building controls systems. Designed by IREC, The State University of New York (SUNY), and Slipstream. 

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Interstate Renewable Energy Council

SUNY Energy Futures: Common Advanced Control Strategies

Four 15-20 minute, self-paced, online courses will introduce facility operators, energy managers, engineering and project management staff, and other facilities management staff to common advanced control strategies. Designed by IREC, The State University of New York (SUNY), and Slipstream. Content areas that will be covered include optimal scheduling, AHU supply air pressure and temperature resets, economizers, and demand-controlled ventilation.

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International Code Council

ICC Guide to Energy Codes and Building Performance Standards

View a free guide to energy codes and building performance standards, including model energy codes and case studies.

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University of Central Florida

Top 10 Checklist: Energy-Efficient Buildings for the Southern United States

Although commercial and institutional buildings vary greatly from one to another in size, use, and type of construction, there are general recommendations for creating energy-efficient commercial buildings in a hot and humid climate.

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Sustainable Energy Action

A Checklist for Building Owners Considering Solar Energy

If you're the owner of a residential or commercial building, use this guide to help decide if solar energy is right for you.

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Sustainable Energy Action

EMPOWERED Solutions: Commercial Building Electrification Pathways

Explore commercial building decarbonization and clean energy solutions in this free webinar.

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A Guide to Energy Audits

A report outlining what an energy audit is and how they can be used to improve the performance of a building.

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Commercial Building Incentives: Programs for new construction and upgrades in the Inflation Reduction Act and other recent federal laws

A report outlining programs and tax incentives funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)

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Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

IRA Tax Credits – Commercial Buildings and Property

A one page factsheet highlighting the updates the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will make to commercial building tax credits

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EXISTING BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY REBATES BY STATE

This is a list of rebates offered by Utility programs organized by state.

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North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center

Energy Efficiency Programs By State

A database of energy efficiency programs by state based off of the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center's Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Efficiency programs are categorized by residential and commercial programs.

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North American SEM Collaborative

Learn about strategic energy management initiatives across the country

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