Clean Building Compass

This BDC webinar examines what the 'future of gas' is and dives into the regulatory, economic, and equity challenges that arise while managing the transition from the methane gas system to clean energy infrastructure

Provides strategies for reducing the hidden costs of methane emissions & transitioning off gas

A curated tracker and analysis of building decarbonization policies across the U.S. in 2024

Explores the potential of utility thermal energy networks (UTENs) to drive widespread decarbonization, offering benefits like emissions reductions, equitable energy access, and cost savings. It calls for legal and regulatory innovations to support UTEN development.

Reveals that replacing conventional heating and evaporative cooling systems with thermal energy networks saves millions of gallons of water each year

Explores barriers to geothermal growth in Connecticut finding that overall geothermal growth is limited by high upfront costs, mostly due to drilling

Finds that by deploying multiple fossil fuel-free technologies and collaborating closely with the existing workforce, Philadelphia can create new economic innovation opportunities for its municipally-owned gas utility and career paths for its workers while addressing climate change

Concludes that in Washington a managed and timely transition (starting by 2025) would allow gas utilities to plan for the energy transition, cut climate pollution significantly and protect low-income ratepayers

Addresses how racist policies and practices create poorer housing quality for the most at-risk communities, summarizes the evidence that poorer housing quality contributes to health disparities, outlines risks and opportunities of building decarbonization and provides recommendations for equitable building decarbonization policies and programs.

The future of gas in Illinois is fraught with financial risks for customers, utilities and their investors, and even taxpayers and to avoid the worst outcomes of this future, a managed transition that equitably decarbonizes entire neighborhoods and communities is needed

Provides a comprehensive walkthrough of how to develop a thermal energy network including identifying opportunities and understanding ownership

Examines the current state of IRA funding for rental housing, challenges it may pose, and ideas for how IRA can be improved to benefit tenants