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Better Buildings

In the Better Buildings Initiative, more than 900 commercial, public, industrial, and residential organizations share their proven energy efficiency strategies and help others realize their potential for energy efficiency. Through Better Buildings, DOE works across key building sectors to advance energy efficiency and decarbonization in the built environment. People can explore the different building sectors such as as Commercial Real Estate, Financial Services, Higher Education, and Local Government.

Provided within the links for these sectors are progress reports, facts sheets, case studies, webinars, online library/resources, information on how to enter the partnerships, and other useful information. Browsers can learn about different ways to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in buildings that they own or occupy. The Navigator on this website helps users secure financing that works for them.

The website allows people to find information by these topics: Solution, Financing, Decarbonization, Resilience, Renewables, Combined Heat and Power(CHP), and/or COVID-19. Users can search for programs, partners, and other initiatives. They can also attend events and webinars the website provides access to.

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The Resilience Calendar

  • Mapping Mitigation Actions, Implementing Strategy
    Date: September 3, 2025
    Location: Virtual

    This is a FEMA Region 3 Coffee Break Webinar

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  • 2025 Regional Science Symposium
    Date: September 9, 2025
    Location: Renaissance Asheville Downtown Hotel, 31 Woodfin St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

    The 2025 SE CASC Regional Science Symposium will be held September 9-11, 2025, at the Renaissance Hotel in Downtown Asheville, NC.

    Learn more and register here.

  • West Virginia Brownfields & Main Street Conference
    Date: September 9, 2025
    Location: Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place, Two Waterfront Pl, Morgantown, WV 26501, USA

    The WV Brownfields & Main Street Conference is West Virginia’s premier redevelopment event with sessions and workshops on brownfields redevelopment and downtown revitalization in rural communities.

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  • Community Conversations for Appalachian Regional Commission’s New Strategic Plan
    Date: September 9, 2025
    Location: Virtual

    Every five years, ARC works with its federal, state and community partners on a strategic plan that guides our investments throughout Appalachia’s 13-state, 423-county region. Their current strategic plan expires next year, so…

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