The Better Buildings Neighborhood Program held The Business of Energy Efficiency workshop from October 24-26, 2011. Workshop participants learned about various energy efficiency market business models and discussed strategies for long-term program sustainability.
A detailed agenda, workshop materials, and presentations are available below.
Workshop Materials
- Business Model Guide Executive Summary
- Better Buildings Business Models Guide 2011 – Review Draft
- The Partnership Evaluation Framework: How to evaluate a potential partner's business model and identify areas for collaboration
- Sample Business Models
- Business Model Worksheet
- Business Plan Example
Agenda |
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| Monday, October 24, 2011 | |
| 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Office Hours |
| 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Business Models 101 – Terminology and Basic Concepts Patrick Finch, Booz Allen Hamilton |
| 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. | Reception and Grantee Showcase Better Buildings Accomplishments and Status Dr. Kathleen Hogan, U.S. Department of Energy |
| Tuesday, October 25, 2011 | |
| 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Welcome, Workshop Objectives, and Agenda Review Opening Plenary Tom Beierle, Ross & Associates Environmental Consulting, LTD |
| 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. | Energy Efficiency Market Sustainable Business Planning Danielle Sass Byrnett, U.S. Department of Energy |
| 10:15 – 11:30 a.m. | Overview of Business Planning and Business Models David Erne, Booz, Allen Hamilton Associated Materials: Business Plan Example |
| 11:30 – noon | Business Planning Resources Tom Beierle, Ross & Associates Environmental Consulting, LTD |
| Noon – 1:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15 – 4:45 p.m. | Interactive Sessions: Partner Analysis and Strategies for Energizing Private Sector Business and Operational Models Associated Materials: Business Models Guide Executive Summary |
| 4:45 – 5:45 p.m. | Office Hours |
| Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | |
| 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Observations from Previous Day and Overview of the Day |
| 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Understanding Costs and Revenues Glenn Barnes, UNC Environmental Finance Center |
| 9:45 a.m. – noon |
Interactive Sessions: Potential Revenue Streams Session Summary Notes: |
| Noon – 1:15 p.m. | Lunch and Reflections on Visual Showcase |
| 1:15 – 4:45 p.m. | Interactive Sessions: Program Business Plans—Services, Customers, Governance, and Assets Associated Materials: Sample Business Models Business Model Worksheet |
| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Presentations of Grantee Business Model Schematics and Workshop Wrap-up |