Next Generation Building Performance Regulation

In late January, the Biden Administration announced the launch of a new “Building Performance Standards Coalition” of cities and states that are working to reduce buildings’ contribution to global change. If successful, the coalition could pave the way for a new wave of local building regulation. As cities and states embark on the process of designing new policies, it is critical to take stock of how early experiences with building performance standards in cities like New York City and Washington DC should inform the structure of the next generation of policies. At this upcoming event, experts with first-hand insight into the early building performance standards will share their advice for the policies to come.

Speakers:

Katrina Wyman (Introductory Remarks), Sarah Herring Sorin Professor of Law, New York University School of Law

Katie Bergfeld, Branch Chief, Building Performance & Enforcement, Data & Benchmarking Division, Department of Energy & Environment

Mark Chambers, Senior Director for Building Emissions and Community Resilience, Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President

Jasmine Graham, Energy Justice Policy Manager, WE ACT for Environmental Justice

Frank Oswald, Building Commissioner, City of St. Louis, Missouri

Ben Silverman, Manager, Policy Design and Implementation, Institute for Market Transformation

Marc Zuluaga, Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Cadence OneFive

Danielle Spiegel-Feld (Moderator), Executive Director, Frank J. Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law