DOE is responding to the demand for additional peer exchange opportunities by adding a network for governments interested in learning from others on how they motivate behavior change towards energy efficiency practices. The first calls for each peer exchange groups are scheduled for September 20th and 21st and will explore how state and local governments can add policies and practices that encourage behavior change as a complementary strategy to technology implementation. Participants will come away with a better understanding of how the actions (e.g., reporting malfunctioning equipment, un-plugging electrical appliances) of building and housing occupants can reinforce technology-based energy efficiency strategies and, conversely, how technology (e.g., real-time energy displays) can beused to enhance behavior change efforts.
Group discussion will include:
- How to engage building occupants to adopt energy efficiency behaviors;
- How behavioral programs enhance the long-term savings potential of retrofitted buildings;
- And recommendations and lessons learned on how to measure the effect of behavior change on the total outcome of the retrofit project.
Upcoming Sessions:
- September 20th: Residential Sector Energy Efficiency Behavior Change Programs
- September 21st: Commercial and Government Sector Energy Efficiency Behavior Change
*These events are currently fully subscribed. Materials and resources from these peer exchange events will be posted on the DOE Solution Center.
DOE Technical Assistance Program (TAP) peer excahnge groups are initiated when multiple state or local government are identified as sharing similar needs or interests in a particular topic area. Value to participants includes:
- Learning from other governments' experience on how to address key programmatic and policy-oriented issues:
- Benefiting from peer experience through the sharing of best practices and lessons learned in overcoming common barriers and advancing common goals:
- Developing long-term relationships with peers to establish a network that can be accessed for future projects and programs:
- And being part of a target group to receive additional DOE TAP resources on this topic.