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Technical Resources

MD Clean Buildings Hub (1).png​Various tools, resources, and programs are available to help building owners and operators navigate technical and financial aspects of building decarbonization. 

The Maryland Clean Buildings Hub (the Hub), an initiative of the Maryland Energy Administration, aims to empower Maryland’s building owners to make well-informed energy investments in their properties by connecting them to financial, educational, and technical assistance. Have questions? Contact [email protected].​
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Monthly Newsletter: Subscribe to the Hub's monthly newsletter The Blueprint to be informed about relevant funding and financing announcements, educational offerings, events, case studies, and more.  

YouTube Channel: Visit the Hub's YouTube to access webinars covering grant program requirements, building sector-specific conversations, building decarbonization "first movers" spotlights, and more. ​​​

Technical Assistance Tools

Looking for technical assistance tools for your building decarbonization upgrades? The Hub​ offers guidance and support to help Marylanders take the next step toward cleaner, more efficient energy solutions.​​​​

Building Efficiency Targeting Tool for Energy Retrofits (BETTER): BETTER is a DOE-funded software toolkit that enables building operators to quickly and easily identify the most cost-saving energy efficiency measures in buildings and portfolios (without site visits and complex modeling) using readily available building and energy data. Users can identify immediate cost-saving energy efficiency improvements and determine the focus of further audits and studies.
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE): A comprehensive database of incentives, programs, and policies that support energy efficiency and renewables across the country. Users can input their state and/or zip code to generate results.
DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Education Hub: DOE curates this landing page for all training and educational materials related to its Zero Energy Ready Home program.
ENERGY STAR Tax Credit and Rebate Finder Tool: Helps homeowners find financial incentives for efficient appliances, such as heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, insulation, windows, and electric upgrades.
ENERGY STAR Cash Flow Opportunity Calculator: The Cash Flow Opportunity Calculator helps building owners estimate how much new equipment can be financed using anticipated savings, as well as help answer questions such as whether an owner should finance now or wait for a lower interest rate.
RMI Clean Buildings Incentive Stacking Guides: Offers a repository of resources on how to “stack” or combine federal programs and incentives for building electrification and decarbonization.
Green Lease Leaders: Leases that align sustainability and financial incentives between the landlord and tenant and enables decarbonization action at the building level, thereby advancing efficient and carbon neutral buildings. This program provides guidance in leasing practices to advance mutually beneficial landlord-tenant relationships that lead to higher-performing buildings, and recognizes organizations for their green leasing work.
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Technical Assistance​ Resources

Searching for technical assistance resources for your building decarbonization upgrades? The Hub​ offers guidance and support to help Marylanders take the next step toward cleaner, more efficient energy solutions.​​​​

DOE Efficient New Homes Program Hub: Previously known as the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Program. A landing page for all training and educational materials related to the Efficient New Homes Program.
Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) Campaign: The ESPC campaign empowers public sector building owners (state and local governments, universities and colleges, schools, and hospitals) to leverage ESPCs through technical assistance and peer knowledge sharing.
Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) Technical Assistance: GHHI provides a variety of technical assistance services to clients, such as community-based organizations; state, county, and city governments; and healthcare providers and payers. Offerings include programmatic capacity building; innovative financing; coordinated delivery of housing, health, and energy services; and healthy housing policy.
Interfaith Power & Light Clean Energy Office Hours: IPL's Maryland chapter offers Office Hours for houses of worship to discuss building decarbonization goals. IPL can assist with benchmarking, energy efficiency, solar, and applying for incentives.
MCEC Procurement & Technical Assistance Program: MCEC provides procurement and technical assistance services for clean energy and decarbonization projects.
MD Local Government BEPS Cohort: Maryland’s county and municipal governments may participate in a peer learning cohort to assist with building energy performance standards (BEPS) compliance.
Montgomery County Green Bank Technical Assistance Program: Supports feasibility study costs for commercial building owners in Montgomery County. Studies may include ASHRAE Level I, Level II, Level III/ Investment Grade audits and/or targeted analyses into benchmarking, energy efficiency, renewable energy (e.g., solar PV), electrification, EV charging infrastructure, and resiliency measures.

Ad​ditional Hub Resources

  • Benchmarking: Energy benchmarking is the process of tracking a building's annual energy use and using a standard metric to compare the building's performance against past performance and to similar building types.
  • Energy Audits: Buildings need routine check-ups to pinpoint if and where energy is being wasted. Energy assessments and audits help building owners understand their facilitie's energy use and areas for improvement.
  • Building Electrification: Describes shifting to electricity rather than fossil fuels for heating, hot water heating, and cooking appliances and systems. As the electric grid adds more renewable energy generation, all buildings and systems connected to it benefit from lower carbon emissions.​​​
5. The Hub MailChimp Footer Dark Blue.png The Maryland Clean Buildings Hub does not endorse any specific​ resources and does not provide tax or legal advice. 
Consult with appropriate professionals for specific guidance.​

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