Integrating Equity into Building Retrofit Strategies and Programs

Energy retrofits are an important tool in improving the quality of housing and addressing escalating energy costs. What are important considerations for cities and their partners in designing building retrofit programs for broad adoption?

Learning Outcomes:
From this webinar and the supporting resources shared, participants will be ready to:

• Define and refine the equity goals for their EV strategy/program
• Define the EV program’s eligibility and who the program will serve
• Identify, engage, and recruit the partners needed to make the program successful
• Determine preferred path for administration of the program

Covers background on USDN’s Guidebook on Equitable Clean Energy Program Design for Local Governments and Partners, and on the LEAP Project as well as context for this webinar

Covers putting USDN’s Guidebook into practice by
• Determining program administrator
• Map out customer interaction
• Build equity into supply chain
• Establish consumer protection measures

(Also see additional resources and content on program design)

A quick examination of case studies, including
• HeatSmart/CoolSmart Somerville Program
• Clean Energy Works Portland
• California Low-Income Weatherization Program
• 20/20 Catalysts Program

Deeper dive into Washington DC’s Solar for All program, including a discussion on
• Program eligibility and administration
• Customer interactions
• Consumer protections
• Workforce development
• Key lessons learned

• USDN’s Guidebook on Equitable Clean Energy Program Design for Local Governments and Partners
• CUSP’s PACE Resource Library. Library of webinars, case studies, RFPs and staff reports on PACE financing, with an emphasis on building energy retrofit programs.
• CUSP’s Energy Poverty and Equity Mapping Tool

Organizer – Abhi, CUSP (abhi@cuspnetwork.ca)

Lead Facilitator | Parts 1 and 2 of Webinar – Farrah Andersen, Cadmus, (farrah.andersen@cadmusgroup.com)

Topic Expert | Part 3 of Webinar – Jamie Daudon, Cadmus (jamie.daudon@cadmusgroup.com)

Practitioner Expert | Part 4 of Webinar – Thomas Bartholomew , Department of Energy and Environment, District of Columbia, (thomas.bartholomew@dc.gov)