ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings Published

Earlier this year, Building Potential submitted a paper that was accepted for publication in the conference proceedings for the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Summer Study, an annual conference held at Asilomar in Pacific Grove, CA. ACEEE is a well-respected non-profit research organization that influences “transformative policies to reduce energy waste and combat climate change.” In the buildings sector, ACEEE “works to help national, state, and local governments develop, implement, and adopt whole-building solutions that significantly improve the energy efficiency of our existing buildings.” The annual conference attracts a broad swath of policy makers, researchers, and other influential changemakers from around the world.

Melissa Sokolowsky, Senior Project Manager at Building Potential, attended the Summer Study and was invited to present highlights of the paper, titled “Equitable Workforce Development in Decarbonizing Existing Buildings”, at a poster session during the conference. The paper explores the opportunities and benefits of diversifying the building operations workforce that are presented by various factors, such as the acceleration of decarbonization initiatives at the federal, state, and local levels and existing workforce gaps that are projected to increase.

The conference was also a great opportunity to connect with representatives from some of our partner organizations and collaborators, such as Washington State Department of Commerce, Energy Trust of Oregon, Slipstream, AESC and more!

Building Potential’s paper can be found at the following link:

https://www.aceee.org/sites/default/files/proceedings/ssb24/assets/attachments/20240722163155891_82c0b0cb-1459-45a7-859f-e5cb3820d187.pdf

The full conference proceedings including all accepted papers can be found by browsing the Summer Study Proceedings under Events on aceee.org. Our paper is included under Buildings in Panel 13A – Workforce.

Sources:
https://www.aceee.org/about-us
https://www.aceee.org/program/energy-efficiency-buildings

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