B3: Reduce energy use across existing building types.
B3.1 Energy education *
Provide educational resources and technical assistance to industry professionals, building owners and managers on all aspects of energy efficient building design, retrofits, and operations for new and existing buildings.
B3.2 Efficiency rebate
Adopt “energy efficiency as a service” utility rebate model to direct energy savings to building owners who bear the costs of energy efficiency retrofits.
B3.3 Property Assessed Clean Energy financing
Develop and adopt commercial PACE program. Assess whether residential PACE is still desirable and, if so, how local and state policymakers could pursue a legislative solution or state constitutional amendment to develop a PACE program.
B3.4 Exemplary buildings *
Create a Zero-Energy Building Challenge by partnering with public, private, non-profit and faith-based organizations. Facilitate rapid deployment and public awareness of high-profile demonstration buildings that use innovative energy efficiency and/or technology.
B3.5 Green building tracking *
Develop data methodology to monitor use and impacts of green building incentives, to inform future incentives and develop recommendations for policy or programs.
B3.6 One stop shops for retrofits
Provide turnkey solutions for residential and multifamily retrofits.