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Building Baselines: Julia Eagles

Building Baselines: Julia Eagles Julia Eagles, IMT’s Associate Director of Utility and Regulatory Strategy Julia is an experienced energy, sustainability, and climate professional with over 16 years of experience spanning the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Her work has encompassed policy analysis, regulatory strategy, carbon reduction initiatives, stakeholder outreach, and project management. She is skilled in both writing and public speaking, adept at tailoring communications for diverse audiences, and creating… Read More »Building Baselines: Julia Eagles

Building Baselines: Andy Winslow

Building Baselines: Andy Winslow Andy Winslow, Senior Associate of Community Solutions at NEEP Andy Winslow earned a degree in environmental science and policy from Clark University in Worcester, MA. Drawn to Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership’s (NEEP) blend of technology and policy, he began his career by leading a HeatSmart campaign in Arlington, MA, where he gained expertise in air-source and ground-source heat pumps and public communication. After connecting with NEEP,… Read More »Building Baselines: Andy Winslow

Building Baselines: Alicia Noriega

Building Baselines: Alicia Noriega Alicia Noriega, formerly the Product Owner for Utility Solutions at Edo, she is now with the Port Authority of NY/NJ. At the time of this interview, Alicia Noriega was the product owner for Utility Solutions at Edo, with expertise in sustainability, energy management, and urban energy analysis. Most recently, Alicia has moved on to a role with the Port Authority of NY/NJ in a resilience and… Read More »Building Baselines: Alicia Noriega

Building Baselines: Katie Kaluzny

Building Baselines: Katie Kaluzny Katie Kaluzny, Deputy Director, Illinois Green Alliance Katie Kaluzny is the Deputy Director for Illinois Green Alliance and has been involved in local Chicago and statewide efforts in efficiency and green energy for close to two decades. Illinois Green Alliance is an organization “working to advance high performance buildings that give people better, brighter, healthier places to live, work, and learn.”  Through her work with Illinois Green… Read More »Building Baselines: Katie Kaluzny

Building Baselines: Carolyn Sarno Goldthwaite

Building Baselines: Carolyn Sarno Goldthwaite Carolyn Sarno Goldthwaite, VP of Customer Engagement, ClearlyEnergy Building Baselines has been an evolving idea at Calico Energy for many years. Inspired by the bookend minutes before and after calls with industry thought leaders and the post-session conversations at various energy conferences, the goal for this series has always been to capture the energy and multidimensionality of the insightful conversations we were having.   At… Read More »Building Baselines: Carolyn Sarno Goldthwaite

ACEEE’s Recent Report

On January 17, 2024, ACEEE came out with a report titled “Affordable Housing Needs More Support to Comply with Building Performance Standards.”

The title tells a big story.

Joint Letter from DOE, EPA, and HUD requesting utility data for multifamily properties

On January 25th, 2024, the Department of Energy, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency issued a joint statement asking utility companies to come to the table and make energy and water usage data available for multifamily properties. The essence of the statement was their joint commitment to “championing the availability of whole-building utility data access.”

What’s Your Baseline? Benchmarking and the Advancement of Building Performance Standards

What’s Your Baseline? Benchmarking and the Advancement of Building Performance Standards (BEPS) This blog is an update to Calico’s original blog post titled “What’s Your Baseline? Benchmarking and the Advent of Building Performance Standards (BEPS)” from August of  2020. We have woven our 2023 update in italics along with our original 2020 text.  Then: If you’re in the utility world, or the energy policy world, or the building management world… Read More »What’s Your Baseline? Benchmarking and the Advancement of Building Performance Standards