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BID Programs > Greening Downtown DC > Training, Networking and Resources

Greening Downtown DC
Training and Networking Opportunities

The Downtown BID hosts frequent training and networking activities so that the Downtown community can get together to share ideas and learn best practices. Our focus, through these activities and others, embraces “the triple bottom line,” a way of doing business that protects the planet, people and profit. It's a holisistic and sustainable approach to guiding and accelerating efforts to make the downtown healthy, competitive and attractive. 

Mark Your Calendar click for more info  August 11, 2008 Sustainable Restoration: Challenges and Solutions September 9, 2008  Green Roof Gifford's Ice Cream & Sorbet Social September 25, 2008    Greening Existing Buildings Conference & Resource Center

Greening Downtown DC Resource Archive

This is the place to find guides, presentations, white papers and other useful materials that can prepare you for future events or follow up on past ones.

Energy Star Training
The first Energy Star training session for Downtown property managers, Benchmarking Your Property with the EPA Energy Star Portfolio Manager, was hosted by the BID along with co-sponsors Energy Star and Cool Capital Challenge, Trainer Leslie Cook, Energy Star Public Sector Manager – Climate Protection Partnerships Division, demonstrated how EPA’s online energy management tool, Portfolio Manager, helps evaluate energy performance by measuring and tracking energy use and carbon emissions across a portfolio of buildings.  Attendees learned how to develop a baseline for energy use, prioritize investments, set goals and track energy use improvements over time.

 To download Leslie Cook’s 6/17/08 presentation click here [BIDJune17-2008.pdf – 2.1 MG]

 For more information about Energy Star and future training opportunities please visit www.energystar.gov.

Energy Efficiency Training for Property Managers and Building Engineers
The Downtown BID hosted Energy Efficiency Training Managers and Building Engineers featuring five panelist practitioners, and service providers who presented examples of energy efficiency improvements.  The featured  presentation by the Akridge Team demonstrated how by a program of management and operations improvement their company to cut energy consumption at the Homer Building by 34%.  The event was co-sponsored by Akridge, Cassidy, Pinkard and Colliers, Energy Star, Cool Challenge and the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

To download Akridge’s 5/29/08 presentation click here

For more information about the 5/29/08 training and to download a checklist of action steps, p  partners website at www.coolcapital.org/event2.