Better Buildings Initiative | U.S. Department of Energy

Thursday, May 1, 2025

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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Registration and Breakfast

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Commercial Sector Meet-Up

Industrial Sector Meet-Up

Multifamily Sector Meet-Up

Public Sector Meet-Up

9:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Opening Plenary

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Best of the Betters: 2025 Better Project Winners

Preparing for Impact: The Power of Resilience Measures and Planning

Reaching Higher: Crafting Long-Term Strategies for Building Portfolio Improvements Beyond the Low-Hanging Fruit

Taking Center Stage: Prioritizing Central Plant Efficiency Strategies

Get Pumped! Improving Heating Efficiency Across Climate Zones

Best of Finance Innovation

Glass Half Full: Leveraging Water Efficiency, Reuse, and Organizational Strategies for Saving Water

Winning Strategies for Sharing Your Success: Engaging Internal and External Audiences

Clean Sweep: Industrial Clean Heat Technologies

From Data to Decisions: Skills for Optimizing Multifamily Energy Audits

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Networking Lunch

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Go for the Goal: Learning from the Latest Goal Achievers

If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Improve It: Building and Portfolio Energy Management Tools

What’s Cooking? Energy Efficiency in Kitchens

Heating and Cooling Buildings with Geothermal Systems

Lessons From the Field: Best Practices for Advanced Rooftop Unit Controls

Automate, Aggregate, Elevate: The Benefits of Data Automation for Building Portfolios

Let's Get Engaged: Working with Stakeholders on Strategic Resiliency and Efficiency Efforts in Commercial Buildings

A Valuable Session: Managing Transition Risk and Understanding Valuation

Money Talks: Financial Analysis for Industrial Improvement Projects

Multifamily Roundtable: Resident-Centered Strategies

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Beating the Heat: Maximize Your Refrigerant Capabilities

Best of the Betters: 2025 Better Practice Winners

Planning Ahead: Comprehensive Operational Planning

Preserving the Past: Efficiency Strategies for Historic Buildings

Building Envelope Innovations: Achieving Energy Efficiency Goals Through Envelope Improvements

Powering the Future: How Data Centers Can Overcome Emerging Energy Challenges

Energy Efficient-SHE

Match Me If You Can: Financing Edition

Getting Pumped Up: Accelerating Innovation in Industrial Heat Pumps

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Networking Reception