1. Benchmarking

2. A Potential Model for Benchmarking • Energy disclosure • Monthly operations • Potential for asset rating • Required asset ratings (within 10 years) • Residential asset rating may not be cost-effective; platforms yet to be developed • Confidentiality of ratings, with Web-enabled disclosure to all relevant stakeholders. • Building owners would have continuous access to their home’s ratings online. • Disclosure to public at time of listing for sale or lease • Choice and competition in ratings. • State rater certification • Standardized assessment

3. The Advantages • Ratings provided for all residential buildings, in a comparable format. • Includes asset and operational information. • Works to bring down costs. • Maintains privacy when public disclosure is not needed. • Combines the benefits of time-of-sale rating and fully public disclosure, by providing access to the right stakeholders at the right time. • Ratings are highly visible. • The program is designed to be much more trustworthy– asset included • Labels connect owner directly to retrofit options • Getting and sharing a rating is simple for building owners.

4. Community Based Outreach

5. Lessons for CBO • Seek a scale large enough to encompass relevant communities • Control program costs through volunteerism • Appeal to community organizations’ values and interests, and involve them in program design • Use meetings • Time CBO campaigns strategically, being cognizant of volunteer burnout and annual market cycles • Gender and potentially other communities matters • Improve participant relationship management systems • Leverage investment in outreach infrastructure by offering multiple ‘sustainability services’

6. Benchmarking