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 3: Planning & Operational Strategies

1. Buildings as Economic Drivers - Roundtable Leader: Eva Rosenbloom, RMI 
2. Electrification in Practice: Real-world challenges of swapping gas-fired boilers for heat pumps in high-rise and cold-climate applications.
3. Data-Driven Operations: Moving beyond the audit—using AI and real-time building analytics to identify hidden "low-hanging fruit" in HVAC performance.
4. Case Study: Partnering with Owners from Pre-planning through Construction: The Value of Technical Assistance 

   • This presentation will leverage learnings and experience from technical assistance programs in NYS, MA, and DC. 

   • Explore effective strategies for assisting all properties, particularly owners who have limited capacity and experience, in moving through pre-construction processes and requirements to ensure projects are successful 

   • Share approaches for assembling a financial package 

   • Integrate stakeholder perspectives to build assistance into larger retrofit fundings programs at the design stage