ICLEI USA Insights & Exchange Series: Building Efficiency & Decarbonization

Who Should Attend?

State and local government officials, community-based organizations, financial institutions & green banks, and non-profit organizations with interest in building efficiency and decarbonization. 

Why Attend?

As communities work to improve building efficiency and reduce emissions, successful efficiency and decarbonization efforts increasingly depend on strong policies, coordinated implementation, and durable partnerships. This webinar brings together practical insights and real-world experience to help local governments and stakeholders move from planning to action.

Join this webinar to learn  how local governments and partners are successfully advancing building efficiency and decarbonization through smart policy, strong partnerships, and innovative funding. This webinar will share best practices for ordinance development and implementation, utility and regulatory coordination, financing strategies, and community engagement—grounded in real-world examples you can apply in your own community.

Key Takeaways

Participants will gain insights into:

• Best practices on policy and ordinance development and implementation.
• Tools and guidance available to assist with development, implementation, and financing policies, projects, and programs. 
• Utility/Regulatory coordination best practices and guidance. 
• Developing and standardizing long lasting and meaningful partnerships.
• Unique and novel funding strategies.
• Community engagement and buy-in.
• Real-world examples of best practices from local governments.

Featured Speakers

• Facilitator:

  • ICLEI USA: Sarah Burke, Senior Program Officer

• Panelists

  • Lawrence Garber, Associate Director of Policy – Building Decarbonization Coalition
  • Marnese Jackson, Chief Executive Officer – Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition
  • Joe Lange, Senior Energy Analyst – Office of Sustainability & Innovation, Ann Arbor, MI
  • James Burton, Policy Engagement and Tracking Manager, Institute for Market Transformation
  • Kim Morrow,  Chief Sustainability Officer, Lincoln, NE

This series is supported by ICLEI USA and the Coalition for Green Capital’s Municipal Investment Fund.