2018, the District passed one of the most ambitious clean energy laws in the country known as the Clean Energy DC Omnibus Amendment Act. The legislation takes innovative action to target District’s greenhouse gas emissions, most notably with the first-of-its-kind Building Energy Performance Standard (BEPS), which establishes a minimum energy performance for commercial and multifamily buildings. But how to put words into action… or into design for that matter? In this session, we explore the details of this policy and its impact on the DC building community and provide strategies for positive impact that have the greatest potential to improve the resilience of the built environment in the coming years. 


Learning Objectives:   At the completion of this course, participants will be able to: Summarize the Clean Energy DC Omnibus Amendment Act and its key initiatives to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2032 and be net zero by 2050; Describe how the DC Department of Energy and the Environment (DDEO) will use BEPS to assess building energy performance to ensure energy efficiency in the coming decades; Identify how to leverage high performance building design strategies and alternative finance strategies for capital improvements, repositioning, and new developments to achieve the goals of the   Clean Energy Act DC.; and Identify both the value and importance   of framing resiliency for clients, designers, and business community together and around making D.C. a better place.


Speakers: 
Emily Low, AIA  - Design Resilience Leader, Gensler
Kate Johnson - Chief of the Green Building and Climate Branch, DC Department of Energy and Environment


Credits: 1.5 HSW|LUs; 1.5 GBCI Credits (Self-Report); 1.5 LACES