NRDC at ACEEE's 2022 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) hosts a biennial Summer Study focused on energy efficiency in buildings. The 2022 theme was “Climate Solutions: Efficiency, Equity, and Decarbonization.” During this year’s conference, professionals from around the world came together to brainstorm how best to decarbonize buildings, boost their efficiency, and advance equity. The conference included formal presentations of four hundred-plus research papers and many informal sessions.

NRDC co-authored three ACEEE Summer Study papers and presentations and had a number of staffers attend the conference. NRDC’s Alejandra Mejia Cunningham also had the honor of co-leading a Summer Study panel on Energy Efficiency Policy in the U.S. & Beyond. Learn more and read the three NRDC collaborative papers.

• NRDC staffer Veena Singla and former staffer Kelsey Kane-Ritsch co-authored a paper on integrating health, tenants, and workforce in building decarbonization in Los Angeles with LA partners Strategic Actions for a Just Economy, Inclusive Economics, and Los Angeles Alliance for New Economy, titled “Integrating Housing, Workforce, Health and Energy Equity in Building Decarbonization in Los Angeles, California”
• NRDC staffers Alejandra Mejia Cunningham and Lauren Urbanek co-authored a paper on the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) decarbonization overlay with partners at New Buildings Institute titled “Driving Decarbonization with Codes”
• NRDC staffers Laura Goldberg, Valeria Rincon, and Samantha Williams co-authored a paper on heat pump retrofits in affordable multifamily buildings in IL & MI with partner and consultant Energy Futures Group, titled “Tip of the Spear: How Efficiency Programs Supporting Cold Climate Heat Pumps in Low Income Multi-Family Buildings Could Help Lay the Foundation for Building Decarbonization in Michigan and Illinois”
• NRDC staffer David Goldstein co-authored two papers:
  • The first paper focused on metrics of resilience and how resilience performance overlaps with the mitigation of climate emissions with The Holt Weston Consultancy, LLC titled “New Indices for Sustainability in the Face of Climate Change”
  • The second paper focused on the accomplishments and future work plans of the RESENT Load Flexibility Task Group, with Big Ladder Software titled “RESNET Load Flexibility Task Group: Developing Ratings that Incentivize Demand Responsive Buildings and a Cleaner Grid”