ISC | Case Studies by City

Austin

Energy Conservation, Audit and Disclosure Ordinance
Using energy information disclosure to promote retrofitting

Topic Tag: Increasing Participation

Boston Metropolitan Region

Energy Smackdown
Driving participation through friendly competition.

Topic Tag: Increasing Participation

Chicago

Cook County Energy Savers
Chicago’s new retrofit program for multi-family buildings.

Topic Tags: Increasing Participation, Financing, Effective Partnerships

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Trade-Technical College
A model of workforce development in the energy/utility sector.

Topic Tag: Creating Green Jobs

New York City

Green Finance Initiative
Integrating energy retrofits into traditional mortgage lending.

Topic Tag: Financing

Philadelphia

Greenworks Loan Fund
Financing energy efficiency in commercial buildings.

Topic Tag: Financing

Philadelphia

Saving Energy in Disadvantaged Communities
The Energy Coordinating Agency and its Neighborhood Energy Centers reach low-income people in Philadelphia.

Topic Tags: Increasing Participation, Creating Green Jobs, Effective Partnerships

Portland

Walking the Social Equity Talk
Portland’s Community Workforce Agreement for new retrofitting jobs.

Topic Tags: Creating Green Jobs, Effective Partnerships

San Francisco

Recurve
A fast-growing energy retrofitting company shares the secrets to its success, and offers advice to cities for helping retrofitting contractors.

Topic Tag: Increasing Participation