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The mission of the Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) is to lead Colorado to an energy efficient and renewable energy economy through education, policy advancement, and economic development.
The Northern Colorado chapter of CRES serves northern Colorado, including Fort Collins, Loveland, and Greeley. NCRES works to increase awareness of the economic and environmental benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. We host meetings and events to help members and the public connect with the ideas and people that make renewable energy and energy efficiency happen.
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Buildings in Fort Collins create more than two-thirds of our community’s carbon emissions. To help tackle climate change, improve air quality, and drive local economic opportunities, the City of Fort Collins is exploring Building Performance Standards (BPS). BPS is a targeted way to cut pollution, reduce energy consumption, and create a healthier and more resilient environment both indoors and outdoors. We’ll be joined by Katherine Bailey, Project Manager with Fort Collins Utilities, to learn more about how Building Performance Standards can help reduce energy consumption in the built environment and to learn about policy specifics under consideration.
This will be an online event. Register for the webinar at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2009024783579281751
Experts consider BPS to be the most powerful and direct tool for driving improved performance in existing buildings. They are called out as a Next Move within the Fort Collins Our Climate Future Plan (the Our Climate Future Plan is a framework and set of implementation strategies to address climate and energy while improving community equity and resilience outcomes). Typically, BPS require commercial and multifamily buildings to meet energy performance targets and deadlines set by local policy.
Over the course of 2023, City staff partnered with the local community to develop detailed BPS policy recommendations. Building upon existing programs including Efficiency Works Business and the commercial Building Energy and Water Scoring program, BPS are a pivotal pathway to make significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The City is a proud member of the National BPS Coalition, through which dozens of state and local governments have committed to inclusively designing and implementing building performance policies and programs.
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