Energy Efficiency and Electrification for Renters

How can climate efforts meet renters’ needs for sustainable, efficient, and affordable homes?

This webinar was hosted by the Massachusetts Building Electrification Accelerator and the Green Energy Consumers Alliance for Energy Efficiency and Electrification for Renters on Monday, July 31st from 12:00-1:00. This webinar included policy-focused presentations from people working at the forefront of this issue and covered multiple approaches and case studies for engaging and supporting renters.

Our guest speakers included:

Alexander Jarrah

ACEEE
on resources from the Energy Equity for Renters initiative.

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Loie Hayes

Green Energy Consumers Alliance
on Massachusetts’ proposed Clean Heat Standard and building performance standards and how these policies must be designed in ways that support renters.

Sofia Owen

Alternatives for Community and Environment

on engaging renters in designing Boston’s Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO).

Jack Hanson

Run on Climate
on creating and implementing energy efficiency standards for rental buildings in Burlington, VT

Please click here for the slides for Energy Efficiency and Electrification for Renters and here for the event recording.