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

  1. Navigating the Mandate Maze: Strategies for staying ahead of Local Laws (e.g., LL97) and evolving Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS).
  2. Stacking the Capital: How to combine IRA tax credits, utility rebates, and CPACE financing to eliminate "green premium" hurdles.
  3. Carbon Compliance as ROI: Transitioning from viewing fines as a cost of doing business to using compliance as a driver for asset value appreciation.
  4. Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS): Exploring off-balance-sheet financing models to fund deep energy retrofits without upfront CapEx.

Section 2: Planning & Delivery

  1. Multi-Year Decarbonization Roadmaps
    Explore strategies for sequencing portfolio-wide retrofits to maximize carbon reduction while minimizing disruption to building occupants.
  2. 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.
  3. Data-Driven Operations & Performance Optimization
    Examine how analytics, sensors, and real-time monitoring can improve retrofit performance and guide operational decision-making.
  4. Procurement, Financing & Risk Management
    Share approaches to combining funding streams, structuring contracts, and mitigating risks across multi-site retrofit projects.