Building Performance Standards in Higher Education: A Workshop Series

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Session 1: October 24, 1 – 2:30pm ET
Benchmarking and BPS Policy Overview

Session 2: November 2, 1 – 2:30pm ET
Engaging with Upcoming BPS Policies

Session 3: November 16, 1 – 2:30pm ET
Planning for Compliance with Current BPS Policies

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More than a dozen Building Performance Standards (BPS) policies have already been adopted in cities, counties, and states across the U.S., requiring significant reductions in building energy consumption and carbon emissions. Hundreds of colleges and universities now need to develop plans to get their buildings in compliance with these new requirements, or potentially face significant penalties. BPS policies will soon become a reality for many more institutions, with more than 30 jurisdictions pledging to adopt their own BPS by Earth Day 2024 as part of the White House’s National Building Performance Standards Coalition.

On behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Sustainable Endowments Institute, we invite you to attend a series of virtual workshops on Benchmarking and Building Performance Standards in Higher Education: What Institutions Need to Know and How They Can Make an Impact. This workshop series is being held in partnership with APPA, AASHE, NACUBO and Second Nature.

This workshop series in webinar format will:

1. Provide a background on existing benchmarking and BPS policies in the U.S.
2. Discuss how the requirements of upcoming policies can be designed to better align with institutional realities in the higher ed sector
3. Explore how college and university leaders can prepare for these policies as they are adopted, integrating them into their campus decarbonization plans and operationalizing compliance 

Multiple guest speakers from local governments and higher education institutions will be featured.