Center for Research & Innovation

Upcoming Webinar: Local Strategies for Improving Energy Code Compliance

February 23, 2012, 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Over the past 6 years the national model energy codes have increased energy efficiency by an average of 30%. Unfortunately these potential savings often go unrealized due to a lack of compliance. Compliance is a means of ensuring that the requirements of the energy code are met. For a local government this typically means some type of enforcement role, but in a time of dwindling local budgets and constrained resources, an added responsibility is difficult to consider. This webinar will address strategies that local governments can employ to ensure that buildings in their jurisdiction are meeting the requirements of the energy code while still meeting the constraints of their budget. The webinar will present three successful strategies and examples of jurisdictions that have implemented the strategy.

Economic development is about jobs and future prosperity — two things that local elected officials take very seriously. With that in mind, it is also a complex policy area that needs long-term vision and commitment while suffering from urgent calls for results, often for understandable reasons, like high unemployment. To do economic development well, cities need strategic elected leaders to help develop and communicate a common vision, provide committed policy and regulatory support and motivate stakeholders into action. The upcoming Leadership Training Institute seminar in Manhattan Beach, Calif., May 17-19, will help local elected officials develop their leadership capacity in economic development.