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Funding & Financing

Search our database and identify the financial resources you need for your project in DC.

There are numerous incentives to fund and finance your energy efficiency projects. This database provides an overview of the major programs so you can make your project a reality.

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Why Commercial Tenants Should Care About Building Energy Performance Standards

The District of Columbia's new regulations for commercial office buildings affect tenants too. Learn what tenants should do next.

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Health and Wellness Meet Energy Performance

This guide lays out critical considerations for keeping buildings safe while also maximizing energy performance.

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Understanding Energy Benchmarking

Learn how to check building ENERGY STAR scores for DC and what the key terms mean.

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Where DC’s Building Code Meets BEPS

Learn how DC's Building Energy Performance Standards for existing buildings overlaps with DC Energy Conservation Code for new buildings.

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General Contractor’s Playbook

General contractors can help building owners meet their project performance targets and budget goals.

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Owner’s Playbook

This resource provides an overview of how owners can make their buildings more energy efficient in compliance with the DC

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Property Manager’s Playbook

This resource gives clear action steps for property managers in DC to increase the energy efficiency of their buildings.

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Commercial Tenants Playbook

This bulleted checklist outlines what commercial tenants should do to lower costs and keep worker productivity high when renting building

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Step 3. Get an Energy Audit

A guide to energy audits and finding a qualified energy auditor for a commercial building in the Washington DC market

Tenant Broker Playbook

This guide provides tenant brokers for commercial buildings with key questions to ask about sustainability, efficiency, health and building performance.

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