Resilient Meadville: Commercial Building Energy Efficiency 101

Simple Strategies to reduce Energy Usage & Costs 

Learn best practices for understanding, managing, and reducing electricity, natural gas, and other utility usage in your building. 

Presenters Tobias Chan and Lisbet Searle-Whtie will review no- and low-cost actions as well as deeper building projects and retrofits that commercial building owners and managers can take to reduce energy and water use. Hosted by Green Building Alliance, this presentation is best suited for nonprofits, commercial building owners, small businesses, multifamily property owners, hospitals, K-12 schools, higher education, and light manufacturing facility operators. 

The program will also provide the opportunity to learn about the Resilient Meadville initiative, and the technical assistance and support available to help property owners reduce energy and water usage, and associated costs while increasing resiliency to extreme weather events. 

Participants Will

1. Understand the basic uses of energy and water in your building and how to make it more efficient

2. Learn low- and no-cost strategies to reduce energy and water usage and associated costs

3. Learn about the Resilient Meadville program and how to receive technical assistance and guidance on building projects, upgrades, and renovations

Meet Our Speakers

Lisbet Searle-White, Director of Outreach and Technical Assitance, Green Building Alliance 

Tobias Chan, Director of Building Performance and Engagement, Green Building Alliance 

Agenda 

10:00 AM     Arrival & Networking, Light Refreshments 

10:15 AM     Resilient Meadville Program and Commerical Energy Efficiency 101 

11:30 AM      Open Office Hours with knowledgeable GBA staff.

Come talk to us about your building and the challenges or questions you’re having in reducing energy usage, water usage, or costs! 

12:00 PM       Event close 

More About Resilient Meadville 

Resilient Meadville is a part of GBA’s broader mission to create sustainable, economically vibrant communities where every person can thrive. Resilient Meadville is made possible with support from the Met-Ed / Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund. 

Through education, collaboration, and innovation, we empower local leaders to improve communities through the transformation of the built environment. Resilient Meadville events bring topics to the community designed to educate, inspire, and provide examples of building energy efficiency projects, how to increase resilience against extreme weather events, financing opportunities for building upgrades, and more. 

To learn more, contact us at info@gba.org.