Atlas Buildings Hub

Buildings Hub Live: Thermal Energy Networks Earning Perfect TENS
2025-11-13 16:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Atlas Public Policy is excited to host our twenty-third episode of “Buildings Hub Live,” where we spotlight the changemakers and technologies leading the charge to electrify our built environment. Join us on Thursday, November 13 at 4:00 PM EST as we sit down with Derek Schnabel, Facilities Engineer at Epic, and Steve Fate, President of West Union District Energy, to discuss the thermal energy networks they manage in the Midwest.
How do they harness geothermal energy to heat and cool entire networks of buildings? How do the needs of a city differ from those of a corporate campus? Tune in to find out!

2026 State Funding Outlook: Financing for Climate and Energy Community Projects
2025-11-13 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual
Is your community searching for funding options to support climate and energy projects? Join colleagues from across the State to learn from state agency representatives who will share information about upcoming grant programs available in 2026.
Speakers:
JC Kibbey, State Climate Advisor at Illinois EPA, will discuss funding available through the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG)
Hilary Scott-Ogunrinde, Deputy Director of Energy and Utility at the Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), will share upcoming clean energy funding opportunities
Claire Brinley, Program Manager at IFA, will introduce new Climate Bank funding opportunities

This session will include a 15-minute Q&A segment, giving you an opportunity to ask questions about these programs.

Introduction to the Multistate Action Plan
2025-11-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
In 2024, nine states signed the Multistate Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Accelerate the Transition to Zero-Emission Residential Buildings. Citing the need to reduce climate and air pollution, the MOU set a target for zero-emission heat pumps to make up 65% of the collective MOU state space and water heating market by 2030, and 90% by 2040. Those states have since been joined by Washington, DC, and Washington state.

This webinar will provide an overview of the Multistate Action Plan to Accelerate the Transition to Zero-Emission Residential Buildings. Released in September, the Action Plan provides over 50 recommendations to help states improve access to affordable clean heat. Participants will learn about the recommendations and hear directly from states on how they are working to advance zero-emission residential buildings. Speakers include Emily Levin, Director of Policy and Programs at NESCAUM, Liz Reichart, Deputy Director of Building Decarbonization at the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, and Emily Salzberg, Managing Director for Clean Buildings at the Washington Department of Commerce.

Best Practices for Federal Grant Applications Seminar
2025-11-12 08:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
You’re invited to join us for an upcoming seminar on Best Practices for Federal Grant Applications, designed to help local governments strengthen their capacity to access and manage federal funding opportunities.
This session will feature insights and practical strategies from experts who have helped communities across Colorado successfully navigate the federal grant landscape: Amy Broughton, Senior Principal, Stantec – Best Practices for Federal Grant Applications Snow Staples, Department of Local Affairs – Overview of the Local Match Assistance Program (LOMA) Alyssa Dinberg, Governor’s Office – Grant Writing Support Resources and Opportunities

THE MATRIX: Building Justice in the Midwest
2025-11-12 - 2025-11-14 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Midwest BDC Equity & Strategy Summit isn’t just another conference—it’s a tactical intervention. This gathering blends decarbonization fundamentals, sector-specific strategy sessions, hands-on activities, and collaborative planning spaces designed to equip attendees at both the state and regional levels.
This first-ever in-person edition of our highly popular Equity Summit has been reimagined as a Strategy Summit—bringing together organizers, advocates, and sector leaders from across the Midwest to respond with clarity, coordination, and courage.
The gathering will span three days of immersive learning, coalition building, and tactical planning. Timed just one week after the election, this in-person gathering is designed to help you:
– Decode the illusion of neutrality in our built environment
– Understand the mile markers, decision points, and pressure zones coming in 2026
– Connect with coalition members and sector experts who are actively shaping the future
– Leave with tools, language, and strategies to resist, repair, and rebuild—together

Power and Production: Keeping Electricity Prices Down and the U.S. Economy Running
2025-11-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Atlanta, Georgia
On November 4th, Join the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, and the Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute for a panel discussion on Power and Production: Keeping Electricity Prices Down and the U.S. Economy Running. This 45 minute panel discussion will be followed by audience Q&A and a reception.
​For two decades, power demand in the US was essentially flat. It is now growing quickly again, as the country builds AI data centers, switches to EVs and electric heaters, seeks to revive domestic manufacturing, and turns up the AC to keep cool as temperatures rise.
​How can the United States keep the AC running, the lights on, and the prices down? What is the proper role for renewables and storage–the fastest growing energy sources in the country–at a time when the supply chain for gas power is snarled and blocked? And finally, how can we ensure a domestic, secure, resilient supply chain to produce all of these energy solutions here in the United States?
​Speakers for the event include:

​Noah Gordon, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

​Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

​Christine Conwell, Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute

​Stephanie Gagnon-Rodriguez, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

​Additional speakers will include community and business representatives.

Behavior, Energy & Climate Change (BECC) Conference 2025
2025-11-02 - 2025-11-05 | Sacramento, CA
Since 2007, the Behavior, Energy & Climate Change conference has brought together social scientists, practitioners, utilities, academics, governments, businesses, and non-profits to share and disseminate best practices and research to encourage behavior change for energy and carbon reduction. Come present your work and learn from others about innovative methods, practices and technologies, how to evaluate these programs, understand why individuals and groups change, and make these transitions in fair and equitable ways.

Heat Pumps & Housing: Smarter HVAC and Water Heating for Market-Rate Developments
2025-10-29 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Join us for a Heat Pumps & Housing webinar on Wednesday, October 29 at 11am. Hosted by CalEHP’s technical assistance partners at AEA, this session will highlight how integrating heat pump technologies, for both space conditioning and water heating can reduce operating costs, meet electrification mandates, and boost tenant appeal in competitive housing markets.
Whether you’re planning mid-rise apartments or luxury townhomes, this session will provide practical strategies to help you build smarter, greener, and more marketable housing.

Heat Pump Water Heater Day
2025-10-23 11:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Join us October 23, 2025 for the fourth annual Heat Pump Water Heater Day where we will celebrate the greatest hot water machine ever assembled! Heat Pump Water Heater Day is an entire day dedicated to heat pump water heater education and awareness on residential and commercial heat pump water heaters, with special events during the week leading up to the big day. We know that collectively we have the power to create a clean energy, low-carbon future.
On Heat Pump Water Heater Day we connect with advocates, manufacturers, installers, homebuilders, and HPWH owners to showcase ENERGY STAR certified HPWHs and the ways they help us increase energy efficiency and fight climate change. So we ask, how will you help bring about the future we need right now? Join us on Heat Pump Water Heater Day!
A. O. Smith is the Registration Sponsor of 2025 HPWH Day.

Heat Pump Water Heaters in Restaurants – Innovation, Challenges & Solutions
2025-10-21 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
During this time, we will highlight recent innovations and cutting-edge research addressing the challenges and hear directly from manufacturers developing central HPWH systems tailored for the food service industry. Join us to learn how the next generation of water heating technology is being adapted to meet the rigorous demands of restaurants.

Go Go, Stop Stop! Charging up and curtailing HPWHs to minimize costs and maximize clean energy uptake
2025-10-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
With their ability to use energy flexibly and act as small thermal batteries, heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) can “charge” during off-peak times with cheaper, cleaner electricity – doing so saves homeowners money and reduces grid congestion and emissions. In this session, we’ll examine key takeaways from HPWH load shifting studies and programs in 2025 and where the building industry is headed.

Hot Water, Justly Delivered: Powering Affordable Housing with HPWHs
2025-10-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) are undoubtedly a promising pathway to sustainable, efficient hot water solutions. However, walking this path isn’t always easy, particularly for low-income housing communities. Join us in this pre-HPWH Day panel of experts from the field of affordable housing providers. These leaders will be sharing their real-world insights on how to ensure not only a clean energy transition, but also a ‘just’ one.
This session will focus on Central HPWH systems (CHPWHs) and cover experiences and learnings in implementing projects that switch from fossil-fueled water heaters to HPWHs, navigating installation and maintenance, securing diverse funding sources, and fostering stakeholder engagement at various levels, making HPWHs a part of a healthy, sustainable community life.

Introducing the New Jersey Funding One Stop Shop
2025-10-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
We’re excited to announce the launch of a new tool, the New Jersey Funding One Stop Shop. Developed in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Atlas Public Policy, this interactive tool is designed to help users connect their efficiency, electrification, and other sustainability-focused projects with relevant federal, state, local, and utility funding programs. Join us on October 20th, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET for an introduction to the tool, including a live demo and Q&A. Meanwhile, start exploring today at www.njonestopshop.org and see how the New Jersey Funding One Stop Shop can help bring your sustainability project to life.

HEW2025
2025-10-20 - 2025-10-22 | Hyatt Regency Princeton, 102 Carnegie Center Drive, Princeton, NJ, 08540
States in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic have committed to widespread adoption of highly efficient heat pumps by 2030. These aggressive goals aim to stabilize energy costs, improve health, and cut climate pollution amid extreme weather challenges by adopting heat pumps for most heating, cooling, and water heating needs.
Join us at HEW2025 to explore emerging strategies to scale the adoption of highly-efficient heat pumps, creating regional opportunities for market transformation. Our workshop sessions will explore topics important to growing the residential and commercial heat pump markets, including technology advancements, leading-edge equitable program and policy design, key insights “from the field”, marketing strategies, and workforce development.
We are kicking off HEW2025 with a Day Zero welcome reception, followed by small group dinners at Princeton restaurants – an opportunity to connect with fellow attendees and NEEP staff. From there the program moves into one and a half days of interactive sessions, wellness opportunities, plenaries, and time with our regional colleagues.
Whether you’re shaping policy, designing programs, building products, or working in the field, HEW2025 will equip you with the tools, insights, and relationships to collaborate to scale.

Right-Sizing Water Distribution Pipes and Water Heating Systems to Save Energy and Reduce Building Costs
2025-10-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
This CARD webinar will review results from 2050 Partners’ study which validates an alternative pipe sizing method, the Uniform Plumbing Code Appendix M “Peak Water Demand Calculator” (WDC), based on findings from four residential multifamily buildings in Minnesota. Currently adopted and available to use in other jurisdictions’ plumbing codes, discover how this field study starts to shed light on the potential benefits of right-sizing piping in Minnesota multifamily buildings and resulting energy efficiency and construction cost reductions.
As Minnesota advances its efforts to decarbonize water heating – primarily through increased adoption of heat pump water heaters – this webinar will also share insights on how right-sizing piping can support right-sizing water heating systems in an effort to further reduce costs and improve efficiency. Last, learn about how this work can support and inform ECO programs in Minnesota.

Climate Resilience: State of Play and Innovative Pathways
2025-10-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Our Resilience Academies have supported 140 affordable housing providers across 25 states, delivering $525,000 in pass-through grants to advance climate resilience. Join us October 9 as we explore the academies’ real-world impact and dive into:
➡️ The current landscape of climate resilience
➡️ Innovative funding mechanisms for climate resilience
➡️ Key climate resilience strategies
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the conversation.

2025 Energy Efficiency as a Resource
2025-10-07 - 2025-10-09 | The Grand Hyatt Denver, Denver, CO
The 13th biennial Energy Efficiency as a Resource conference will focus on policies and programs to reduce energy waste as we build the utility system of the future. This event will explore how efficiency efforts can expand and evolve to help utilities and policymakers overcome the challenge of rapid electric load growth while maintaining power reliability and customer affordability. The conference will provide a unique opportunity to interact with the key players in the utility energy efficiency arena.
In addition, ACEEE has collaborated with IEPEC to kickstart the week with its evaluation conference at the same venue as EER. These back-to-back events will provide the opportunity for broader networking and gathering of information from more experts in the field. IEPEC’s event will be held from Monday, October 6 through Wednesday, October 8, overlapping with the start of the EER conference on Tuesday, October 7. The EER conference will wrap up on Thursday, October 9.
Discount registrations will be offered to attendees who want to participate in both events. More information to come in summer 2025!

Tax Credit and Electrification Q&A Drop-In Session 9
2025-10-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
The campaign hub makes it simple for homeowners to act fast, with clear guidance, contractor tools, and new Q&A drop-in sessions. Join a drop-in session to chat with members of the Rewiring America team and graduates of our Electric Coaches program to get your questions answered.

Buildings Hub Live: Electrification Laws Prevail in Courts After Berkeley
2025-10-01 16:00 - 16:30 | Virtual
Atlas Public Policy is excited to host our twenty-second episode of “Buildings Hub Live,” where we spotlight the changemakers and technologies leading the charge to electrify our built environment. Join us on Wednesday, October 1 at 4:00 PM EST as we sit down with Daniel Carpenter-Gold, Staff Attorney at the Public Health Law Center, and Chris Dobens, Director of Communications for WE ACT for Environmental Justice, to discuss some recent court rulings on how and whether cities can regulate building electrification.
How have cities changed their strategies around electrification laws since the Ninth Circuit overturned Berkeley’s gas ban in 2023? How have courts ruled on challenges to these laws, and what does it mean for the future of building electrification laws? Tune in to find out!

Tax Credit and Electrification Q&A Drop-In Session 8
2025-10-01 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual

EPC Quarterly Poll Briefing
2025-09-30 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Join us for the Environmental Polling Consortium’s third quarterly community poll briefing of the year. This briefing is open to the public and will include presentations on:
-Recent polling on who voters blame for electricity price increase, courtesy of Global Strategy Group, Climate Power, and Energy Action Fund;
-New data on energy prices, priorities, and perceptions, courtesy of Embold Research;
-Mixed methods research on utilities, energy bills, reliability, and driving blame for utility concerns, courtesy of GBAO; and
-New research on the Make Polluters Pay framework, courtesy of Data for Progress and Fossil Free Media.

2025 Fair of the Future
2025-09-30 08:30 - 12:00 | Saint Paul RiverCentre
Join Fresh Energy on September 30 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre for the Fair of the Future, our all-electric showcase taking place before and after our 10th annual Benefit Breakfast. Don’t miss your chance to see the latest electric vehicles, electric and energy-efficient home appliances, electric outdoor equipment, and more — all under one roof!
Get hands-on experience and ask experts about the latest electric technology:

Electric vehicles: Discover the best electric vehicle (EV) models from White Bear Lake Mitsubishi and Volkswagen of Inver Grove! Ask your questions about switching to an EV, sit behind the driver’s wheel, and learn more about the best EV fit for your needs.

Electric outdoor equipment: From lawn mowers to snow blowers, check out Toro and MTI Distributing’s latest electric outdoor equipment for your lawn and garden.

E-bikes: Pedal with ease! A variety of e-bikes, which offer a fun and eco-friendly way to navigate the city and the great outdoors, will be available to see.

Heat pumps: Talk with a heat pump expert and learn how this electric, energy-efficient heating and cooling technology can keep your home comfortable and eco-friendly year round! Every building is different, and this is a great opportunity to get more information about installing and retrofitting heat pumps into your home.

Electric cooking: Ditch the gas and air pollution for cleaner, quicker, and more efficient electric cooking technology! Fresh Energy staff will show you just how great it is with an induction cooking demonstration.

Storytelling booth: Read Fresh Energy staff’s personal climate stories, which we’ve developed over the last year through guided workshops and reflective writing exercises with Change Narrative. Learn more about what drives our staff to build an equitable, carbon-free Minnesota!
Parable Wealth Partners: Chart your financial future with this purpose-driven team of financial planner professionals.

The Fair of the Future is more than just an all-electric showcase of the latest clean technology — it’s a glimpse into the clean energy future that you’re helping to build by supporting Fresh Energy. Whether you’ve already converted your home and lifestyle off of fossil fuels or are simply curious about how to smart making the switch to electric, this expo has something for everyone.

2025 Benefit Breakfast
2025-09-30 08:30 - 12:00 | Saint Paul RiverCentre
Register to join Fresh Energy on September 30 for a dynamic conversation with three Minnesota thought leaders and changemakers who are overcoming challenges to create a new playbook for making clean energy and climate progress right here in Minnesota.
Federal rollbacks, alongside local and global setbacks, are creating uncertainty for what the future of clean energy and climate action can look like in Minnesota and the Midwest. Our expert panel will cut through the noise to translate national and global trends into real, local impact.
What progress is already happening in our backyard? What opportunities lie ahead? And how can Minnesota continue to lead the way? Join us for an electrifying conversation about what’s next for climate and energy — and how we can all take action to keep the momentum going.
“All proceeds from this powerful event will support Fresh Energy’s work to design, influence, and implement equitable policy to continue ambitiously advancing a carbon-neutral economy in Minnesota and the Midwest.
And you won’t want to miss the Fair of the Future — our all-electric showcase opening before check-in at 7:30 a.m. and continuing after the breakfast concludes until 11 a.m. You’ll get hands-on with the latest electric vehicles, outdoor gear, e-bikes, induction cooking demos, heat pump tech, and more — plus expert guidance to help you “go electric” every step of the way. Learn more about what’s in store at the Fair of the Future here.
There are two types of tickets for the 2025 Benefit Breakfast. Please choose your tickets based on whether you plan to join us in person or virtually.

Tax Credit and Electrification Q&A Drop-In Session 7
2025-09-25 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual

Tax Credit and Electrification Q&A Drop-In Session 6
2025-09-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

Sun Day in DC
2025-09-21 12:00 - 16:00 | Washington DC
Join us on September 21 for Sun Day in DC, a community event to empower homeowners and renters to make their own power through the sun. Whether you’re solar curious or ready to take the next step, this is your chance to connect with fellow residents and trusted experts and learn about all the economic, health, and social benefits of going solar!

Tax Credit and Electrification Q&A Drop-In Session 5
2025-09-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

Tax Credit and Electrification Q&A Drop-In Session 4
2025-09-17 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual

TECH Clean California Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) Program with Energy Solutions
2025-09-11 13:30 - 17:00 | Virtual
A 2025 PLMA Award of Excellence Winner, TECH Clean California, launched by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), promotes clean heating technologies through incentives for heat pump water heater (HPWH) installations. The program has funded over 11,000 installations resulting in significant greenhouse gas savings. As of October 2023, new mandates required that HPWH customers also enroll in demand response programs. To enable this, the team provided additional education to contractors which has led to high enrollment rates and 91% customer satisfaction. In December 2024, the contractors were asked to provide “proof of enrollment” for their installations which has continued to enhance program participation and contractor engagement. Today, the HPWH contractors are evolving into demand response leaders in their own right.
Join us to learn about this program, its results, lessons learned, and key take aways for the energy industry. Everyone welcome!

Tax Credit and Electrification Q&A Drop-In Session 3
2025-09-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
