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Upcoming Trainings from BE-EX STL | City of St. Louis Benchmarking Verification Updates | Clayton Passes Benchmarking Ordinance

Shared from the @BOC Central Newsletter- A Better Buildings DOE Webinar| Preserving the Past, Protecting the Future: Strategies for Historic Building Retrofits February 25, 2025 10am-11am CT | Free Historic buildings and legacy systems pose unique challenges for organizations aiming to reduce building energy footprints while potentially adhering to preservation requirements. This webinar explores innovative approaches to improving a building’s operations in this regard. Hosted by DOE’s Better Buildings. Learn More & Register - https://lnkd.in/gmeMzM3K

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Congrats to Boeing teammates who made this happen! Writing this story made me think about clean power benefits besides cutting carbon emissions -- it also makes the electrical grid more resilient, reliable and safe!

Congrats to Lisa J. Reed of Reed Burkett Lighting Design for the well deserved honor of being a 2025 St. Louis TITAN 100! https://lnkd.in/gA7xUiZ8

?? “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ?? As we honor Dr. King’s legacy, we’re reminded of his unwavering commitment to love, equity, and the fight against poverty. Today, energy burdens the high cost of energy disproportionately impacting low-income families are a modern form of injustice, limiting opportunities and perpetuating cycles of poverty. To carry forward Dr. King’s vision of a just and equitable world, the Cabanne District Community Development Corporation is launching the Youth Energy Efficiency Access Essay Contest. This initiative invites students in grades 7-12 to explore real-world solutions to energy burdens and how policies like the Inflation Reduction Act, Justice40 Initiative, and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can bring about change. ?? Why This Matters: Dr. King believed in creating opportunities that uplift communities, and in today’s world, addressing energy inequities is key to breaking barriers and empowering underserved families. Through this contest, we’re encouraging the next generation to think critically, act boldly, and be agents of change in their communities. ?? Contest Details: Who Can Apply: Students in grades 7-12 Essay Deadline: March 3, 2025 Winners Announced: April 11, 2025 Prize: An all-expense-paid trip (with a guardian) to the Affordable Housing & Renewable Energy Conference in Spring 2025 ?? Interested students can email us at [email protected] to receive the application link. Together, let’s inspire the next generation to fight for justice, reduce energy burdens, and build a more sustainable future rooted in equity and love just as Dr. King envisioned. #MLKDay #EnergyJustice #YouthLeadership #Sustainability #Justice40 #PovertyReduction #RenewableEnergy #EducationForChange #stlouis #missouri #affordablehousing #Greenjobs #STEM #workforce #youth

An excellent solar project is underway with Guarantee Electrical Company with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 309 And Illinois IBEW Renewable Energy Fund Renewable Energy Fund. There are a lot more projects coming! #solar

The BE-Ex STL website is having periodic outages while we make a few really big structural changes. Better user experiences and some great local toolsets are on their way- stay tuned!

Our Operations & Maintenance Best Practices for Energy Management is now available! This document seeks to provide property owners and facilities managers, as well as operations, engineering, and maintenance personnel, with a guide for O&M procedures designed to increase energy efficiency. Building operations staff can use this guide as a template for creating a manual tailored to their own specific facilities or to complement existing materials on building systems, equipment, and other processes and information tailored to individual properties or companies. You can read the full guide here: https://lnkd.in/gh5bYhzw?

Kicking off 2025 with an energy assessment and BEPS consulting for 31 buildings from the 1940s at McLean Gardens in DC. When working with buildings of this era, I often encounter the following misconception: MYTH: It's unfair that BEPS compares old buildings to newer, more energy efficient ones. FACT: Benchmarking data shows that there is very little correlation between a building's age and its Energy Use Intensity (EUI). That’s why Energy Star Portfolio Manager accounts for factors like building use type, hours of operation, and occupancy, which have a far greater impact on energy consumption than the building's age. Ready to ensure your building meets BEPS requirements? Let's talk about how we can help you navigate energy assessments and improve efficiency. Reach out today!