U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Building Technologies Office – Run a Program

Getting Started

Learn What Others Have Done

Read how the early activities of four Better Buildings Neighborhood Program partners are leading to fast results and early successes:

To learn more about how partners and others across the United States are implementing energy efficiency upgrade programs, see our Case Studies page.

Developing a successful, self-sustaining energy efficiency upgrade program in your community starts with careful planning. Regardless of whether your community is starting from scratch or building on efforts already in place, you can use the information here to guide your program's implementation:

Step #1: Assess the Market
Step #2: Establish Goals and Objectives
Step #3: Develop Plans of Action for Driving Demand, Financing, Workforce Development, and Data Collection/Evaluation

The Better Buildings Neighborhood Program and its partners have also developed business model resources that can assist Better Buildings grant recipients, program administrators, and others to help formulate plans for long-term program sustainability.