Name
Interactive Roundtables: Complying, Financing, Planning, and Operational Strategies
Date & Time
Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 1:40 PM - 2:40 PM
Description
Participants can join the round table of their choice. Each roundtable leader will spend the first 15 minutes on a case study, lessons learned, or industry update. This will be followed by a 45-minute open discussion with all participants, moderated by the leader. The final 15 minutes will be used to identify 3-5 industry recommendations resulting from the group discussion. Key recommendations will be shared with the entire audience, and all roundtable recommendations will be included in the post-event report.
Section 1: Complying & Financing
- Navigating the Mandate Maze: Strategies for staying ahead of Local Laws (e.g., LL97) and evolving Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS).
- Stacking the Capital: How to combine IRA tax credits, utility rebates, and CPACE financing to eliminate "green premium" hurdles.
- Carbon Compliance as ROI: Transitioning from viewing fines as a cost of doing business to using compliance as a driver for asset value appreciation.
- Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS): Exploring off-balance-sheet financing models to fund deep energy retrofits without upfront CapEx.
Section 2: Planning & Delivery
- Multi-Year Decarbonization Roadmaps
Explore strategies for sequencing portfolio-wide retrofits to maximize carbon reduction while minimizing disruption to building occupants. - Electrification in Practice
Discuss real-world challenges of replacing gas-fired systems with electric alternatives in high-rise and cold-climate buildings and share lessons learned. - Data-Driven Operations & Performance Optimization
Examine how analytics, sensors, and real-time monitoring can improve retrofit performance and guide operational decision-making. - Procurement, Financing & Risk Management
Share approaches to combining funding streams, structuring contracts, and mitigating risks across multi-site retrofit projects.