Financing High Performance Buildings, Commercial Energy Code Updates, and Resilience

Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Discovery Hall, Science Museum of Minnesota, 120 W. Kellogg Blvd., Saint Paul, MN 55102
AIA HSW LUs – pending approval
Cost: $20 per person
Please register at: https://z.umn.edu/SB2030Symposium2023

Session Description:
Since its inception, the Sustainable Buildings (SB 2030) program has been very successful in providing guidance for building energy efficiency in Minnesota. As we move towards 2025 when the energy targets shift to 90%-better, the program is evolving to meet the changing needs of projects. This event will outline funding opportunities for high performance buildings, provide updates on the integration of electric vehicles into building infrastructure, and review proposed updates to the code landscape of Minnesota. Ongoing work updating and improving future-looking weather files will also be introduced with a panel discussing how best to develop actionable data and to integrate it into design practice to improve resilience. The session will end with a tour of the Science Museum.

Learning Objectives:

• Review emerging Federal and other funding opportunities for high-performance buildings
• Outline program offerings for renewable energy development and EV deployment
• Review current and upcoming efforts on building decarbonization
• Understand future commercial energy code updates and their connection to SB 2030
• Understand the role of predictive weather data in planning for energy efficiency and resilience

Agenda
12:30p Registration

1:00p Welcome – Pat Hamilton

1:05p Introduction – Kris Kohls, Xcel Energy

1:10p Xcel Energy Program Updates
Crystal Pomerleau – Renewables
Tom Santori – Electric Vehicles
Buildings and Grid Decarbonization (tentative)

1:30p Financing High Performance Buildings
Dr. Pete Wyckoff, Minnesota Department of Commerce
Monte Hilleman, Sustainable Investment Group

2:20p SB 2030 and the Future Commercial Energy Code
Richard Graves, FAIA, CSBR
Katie Jones, CEE
Greg Metz, DLI

3:00p Break

3:20p SB 2030, Future Weather Data and Energy Resilience
Arianne Laxo, HGA
Heidi Roop, MCAPs
Liz Kutschke, CSBR

4:00p End and Tours of Science Museum