Energy Modeling Workshop: Benchmarking and BEPS Compliance Planning using RETScreen

Are you passionate about driving sustainability and energy innovation in your projects? Are you responsible for meeting energy management and reporting requirements for a building or portfolio? Are you working on a new construction or major renovation project that has specific performance requirements, like net zero, or a target energy usage intensity (EUI)? Are you uncertain about the future of long-term data stored on Energy Star Portfolio Manager? Illinois Green Alliance, in collaboration with Baumann Consulting and supported by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), invites you to join us for an in-person hands-on training session on RETScreen Expert, a widely used, globally-applicable, existing building-focused analytical software tool developed by the Canadian government to both manage energy use and develop energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
This training is tailored for building management, operations, and consulting professionals responsible for assets covered by benchmarking and building energy performance standards (BEPS) regulations and eager to develop relevant energy calculations, financial analysis, feasibility studies, and risk asessment to help these properties achieve compliance and performance goals. Whether you’re a student, engineer, property manager, or sustainability consultant, this session is designed to elevate your expertise.

Through this course, you will:

– Learn to benchmark your building performance data using RETScreen directly from utility bills or using the Energy Star Portfolio Manager Connector feature
– Gain practical knowledge on how to leverage RETScreen’s Benchmark module to identify and develop energy efficiency and on-site renewable energy measures for both individual properties and across asset portfolios.
– Learn how to effectively develop risk-resilient, cost-effective decarbonization plans that achieve property and portfolio BEPS compliance goals facing real-world consquences informed by RETScreen’s Virtual Energy Analyzer and Feasibility, Performance, and Portfolio modules
– Receive a  30-day professional license to explore the latest version of RETScreen’s advanced tools.
– Connect with like-minded professionals committed to advancing clean energy and responsible for associated planning and implementation projects.

This training is eligible to self-report for 3 CE hours to Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI).