The Washington state Department of Commerce recently awarded seventy building owners across Washington with $45 million in Clean Buildings Performance Grant funding. The funds, awarded to both private and public entities, will use the funds to make energy-efficient upgrades that support compliance with the Clean Buildings Performance Standard (CBPS). An additional $14.5 million will be used for publicly owned building audits, and includes schools, cities, and state agencies.
The grants will support a wide range of retrofits, including:
- Upgrading lighting to LEDs
- Modernizing heating and cooling systems
- Implementing smart building controls to optimize energy use
Publicly owned buildings received 21 of the awards, while the remaining 49 were given to private building owners. More than half of private-sector grant recipients are in rural or heavily impacted areas as designated by the Washington State Department of Health’s Environmental Health Disparities Map.
Read more and see the complete list of awards here: Commerce awards $55.5 million to help building owners meet Clean Building Performance Standards – Washington State Department of Commerce