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This year's theme is: "Decarbonization That Delivers: From Policy to Projects to Performance".
The conference will be an information and idea exchange between stakeholders in the built environment industry concerning the improvement of energy efficiency, health, comfort, and reduction of GHG emissions in new and existing buildings and systems. This is ASHRAE's 6th building decarbonization conference and will feature a significant focus on projects from policy to performance. The scope of the conference will cover a range of building types and include topics on data centers, municipalities,
airports/transportation, hospitals, laboratories, higher education and school districts. The conference will bring together engineering and technical solution providers with building owners, utility program managers, local governments and financial services providers who are increasingly challenged to meet stringent building decarbonization goals, policies and regulations in a practical, cost-effective manner.
Potential presenters are invited to submit proposals for panel and seminar sessions (60 or 90 min). The conference is only accepting abstracts for full sessions.
- Panel: 3-4 industry experts, including one moderator, on a current topic of interest or team case study.
- Seminar: 2-4 speakers to present on one of the conference topics, and a session chair.
Submit your proposals, selecting a main track and subtopics and desired session length. Special consideration will be given to project submissions that pair both engineer and owner, financier, or policymakers as speakers. Case studies should include highly technical details as well as cost ranges, performance outcomes, and financial rationale including tax rebates or incentives.
Tracks and subtopics include:
| Business Strategy, Finance & Accountability
(For executives, investors, owners, real-estate leaders)
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- ROI, valuation, and performance disclosure requirements
- Investor confidence & access to capital
- Enterprise risk, grid reliability, resiliency, liability considerations
- Business cases for decarbonization IEQ and resilience
- Decarbonization stakeholder engagement and change management
- Market drivers (Net Zero Carbon Events, disclosure rules, standards)
| Technical Solutions, Retrofit Delivery & Emerging Technology
(For engineers, designers, sustainability and operations practitioners)
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- Retrocommissioning (RCx)
- Fuel switching & beneficial electrification
- Thermal comfort & PNW climate change and cooling needs (Seattle focus)
- Data centers & waste heat recovery
- District energy and system integration
- Whole life carbon and Life cycle cost analysis (LCCA)
- Workforce, commissioning, and operational readiness challenges
| Policy, Standards & Public-Sector Infrastructure
(For government, civic agencies, code officials, policy advisors)
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- Public sector & civic infrastructure decarbonization
- Infrastructure that supports decarbonization (grid, thermal, district)
- Accountability & reporting frameworks
- Translating high level mandates into project pathways
- Building performance standards and codes for building decarbonization
| Portfolio Planning, Archetypes & Real-World Case Studies
(For portfolio managers, planners, and cross-functional leadership teams)
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- District energy and infrastructure
- Archetypes: data centers, municipalities, airports/transportation, hospitals, laboratories, higher education and school districts
- Route to implementation strategies across a portfolio
- Implementation Showcase - projects in progress with real results and next phase solutions
- Incentives, tax credits, and capital-stacking strategies
| Presentation proposals are due February 27, 2026
and acceptance notifications will be sent in March. Submit a proposal HERE.
We hope to see you in Seattle!
Steering Committee
Ginger Scoggins, Chair
Carrie Brown, Vice-Chair
Ghina Annan
Fiona McCarthy
Nancy Kohout
| Thank You to Our Sponsors
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