Clean Energy EXPO 2024: Energy Efficiency

The 27th Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO and Policy Forum was held on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. The event was hosted by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), with the House and Senate Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (REEE) Caucuses serving as honorary co-hosts. It featured seven panels, including Energy Efficiency.

Carolyn Snyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Buildings and Industry, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Curt Rich, President and CEO, North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA)

Justin Koscher, President, Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA)

Timothy Unruh, Executive Director, National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO)

Kelley Raymond, Senior Director, Sustainability and Environmental Advocacy, Daikin

Highlights

2024 Clean Energy EXPO Policy Forum
Panel 1	Energy Efficiency
Panel 2	Rural and Tribal Communities
Panel 3	Energy System Modernization
Panel 4	Sustainable Transportation
Panel 5	Renewable Energy
Panel 6	Workforce
Panel 7	National Security and Resilience

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Energy efficiency increases cost savings and affordability, benefits national competitiveness and security, and promotes healthier and more resilient communities.
The International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), which is updated every three years, sets energy efficiency requirements for new residential construction. A home built to the 2021 IECC is 40% more efficient than one built to the 2006 IECC.
The Department of Energy runs a suite of programs that support energy efficiency, including the Better Buildings Initiative, the Better Plants Program, the Better Climate Challenge, the Buildings Upgrade Prize, the Federal Energy Management Program, and the Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge.

Carolyn Snyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Buildings and Industry, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

One third of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions come from the nation’s buildings, and around 30% of the energy consumed in these buildings is wasted.
Energy efficiency increases cost savings and affordability, benefits national competitiveness and security, and promotes healthier and more resilient communities.
In April 2024, the Department of Energy (DOE) released the U.S. Buildings Decarbonization Blueprint