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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.
Property Manager’s Playbook
This resource gives clear action steps for property managers in DC to increase the energy efficiency of their buildings.
Commercial Tenants Playbook
This bulleted checklist outlines what commercial tenants should do to lower costs and keep worker productivity high when renting building
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.
Architect’s Playbook
An architect's guide to actualizing high-performing buildings.
Understanding Building Emissions
This resource helps to better understand greenhouse gas emissions and how buildings and their operations contribute to those emissions.
BEPS Targets for New Construction
Guidance on designing buildings that will adhere tighter energy efficiency and performance standards under DC's Building Energy Performance Standards.
Step 1. Benchmark Your Building
Find a vendor to benchmark your building and quantify energy and water use
Common Errors in DC Energy Benchmarking
This guide for commercial real estate in DC explains how to avoid common errors in accurately benchmarking properties.
Engineer’s Playbook
This resource provides a short, actionable list of steps engineers and energy modelers can take to improve the energy efficiency
