2023 EDUCATION SESSIONS
Opening Panel: Building Energy and Climate Policies - The Local Landscape
March 29, 9:30 to 10:15 am
Moderator
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Cliff Majersik, Senior Advisor, Policy and Programs, Institute for Market Transformation
Panelists
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Mark Stewart, Climate Change Program Manager, Maryland Department of the Environment
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Rabbiah Sabbakhan, Director, Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services
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Stan Edwards, Chief, Energy Climate Compliance Division, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
Description
Nationwide, buildings are responsible for almost 40 percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions. As communities look to meet their climate goals, both new and existing buildings are increasingly in focus. Policies on transparency, energy performance, and greenhouse gas reduction are gaining momentum across the country, with Maryland and Montgomery County on the forefront of these strategies.
Moderator Cliff Majersik, a pioneer of energy efficiency concepts in appraisal, lending, codes, and building performance policy nationwide, will share how these policies are making ground across the country.
Leaders from the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services, and Maryland Department of the Environment will then highlight and discuss the building energy policies taking shape in Montgomery County and across the state of Maryland.