IAPMO Returns in Key Role at 2025 National High-Performance Buildings Week

WASHINGTON, DC — IAPMO® will as soon as once more take an lively function in nationwide Excessive-Efficiency Buildings Week, returning to Washington, DC, this week. Celebrating greater than twenty years of assist for this progressive initiative, IAPMO will be part of members of the Excessive-Efficiency Buildings Coalition (HPBC) on Capitol Hill to advocate for resilient, environment friendly, and sustainable constructing practices.

Organized by the HPBC—a private-sector coalition of roughly 200 organizations that assist the Excessive-Efficiency Buildings Caucus of the US Congress—this annual occasion connects business leaders with policymakers to advertise forward-thinking constructing coverage.

IAPMO is a founding member of the HPBC. Senior Director of Authorities Relations Jim Scarborough is chair of the coalition, with Govt Vice President of Authorities Relations Dain Hansen and Senior Director of Authorities Relations Christopher Lindsay having beforehand held management roles. Christina Kaeini, Senior Director of Authorities Relations, who chairs the HPBC State and Native Affairs Committee, will even be part of Scarborough, Hansen and Lindsay in representing IAPMO all through the week.

Schedule of Occasions

IAPMO will take part in every of those occasions this week:

Tuesday, June 24 – Home Conferences

IAPMO and HPBC members will meet with Congressional representatives and their employees to debate priorities associated to constructing efficiency, security, and sustainability.

Wednesday, June 25 – Senate Conferences

Conferences proceed with members of the U.S. Senate and their employees to share insights and advocate for assist of high-performance constructing insurance policies and packages.

Thursday, June 26 – Congressional Briefing: “Retrofitting for Resilience”

12:30-2 p.m. | Rayburn Home Workplace Constructing, Room 2045

Convened by Scarborough in his function as HPBC chair, this yr’s Congressional Briefing will discover methods for adapting the nation’s constructing inventory to higher stand up to excessive climate occasions—corresponding to hurricanes, wildfires, and extreme storms—which might be changing into extra frequent and dear.

The occasion will spotlight key findings from the brand new report Retrofitting for Resilience, which demonstrates how focused investments in mitigation can save lives, shield property, and assist financial restoration. The briefing will even highlight laws corresponding to S. 1323, the Facilitating Elevated Resilience, Environmental Weatherization and Lowered Legal responsibility (FIREWALL) Act.

Shaping the Constructed Surroundings

“We’re excited as soon as once more to offer the chance for representatives of the Coalition’s 200 organizations to go to with members of Congress,” Scarborough mentioned. “This annual occasion highlights how we assist laws and insurance policies that shield life and property, promote modern constructing applied sciences, improve US financial competitiveness, and assist the event of personal sector requirements, codes and tips that tackle these considerations.”

IAPMO is dedicated to shaping the constructed surroundings by means of the development of protected, accountable codes and requirements, evidence-based insurance policies, and modern options that assist public well being, sustainable development, and environment friendly use of water and vitality.

For extra info or to RSVP for occasions, contact [email protected].