National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) leadership will welcome attendees and set the stage for the NASEO 2025 National Buildings Summit.

Building energy efficiency, affordability, and resilience can play a critical role in U.S. economic leadership and security. This opening keynote will provide insights into the U.S. Department of Energy’s priorities and opportunities for state-federal coordination on industrial and building energy technologies.

This session will feature State Energy Offices leading programs and investments to improve the quality, energy performance, and affordability of their states’ building stock.

Increasingly, demand flexibility and grid-edge resources allow orchestration of electricity demand, storage, and supply to reduce peak loads, mitigate grid congestion and stress, and optimize resources. Hear from states and businesses advancing new connected solution technologies, policies, and programs to lower costs, augment capacity, and enhance reliability of our power and energy systems.

Storing heat and cooling is both an old and new way to improve buildings and reduce costs. And now geothermal heating and cooling and thermal energy networks are increasingly coming to the fore to enhance energy efficiency, buttress energy reliability, and support our electricity grids. This session will highlight cases and applications of thermal energy implementation and what State Energy Offices should know about thermal energy technologies and market trends.

Buildings offer vital services to protect public health, comfort, and affordability during extreme weather events. This session will explore steps states can take to help communities weather extremes by investing in cooling technologies and smart surfaces both within the building envelope and beyond.

Through energy efficiency demonstrations and investments in public facilities and government building portfolios, states can catalyze building sector-wide energy improvements. In this session, hear from states leading by example through public-private partnerships, innovative funding and financing strategies, and other innovative approaches.

Modern, energy-efficient K-12 school facilities help lead to improved educational and economic outcomes. This session will highlight coordinated state efforts to establish or facilitate energy project investments, build technical capacity, and support school districts in long-term capital planning.

Market and pricing fluctuations are affecting residential and commercial construction and affordability across the entire country. This keynote presentation will highlight what State Energy Offices need to know about the outlook for U.S. building and potential implications for programs and investments.

This session will feature a discussion on recent developments in building code resiliency metrics and analyses, in addition to the different energy code strategies that states are taking to increase the resiliency and safety of their building stock.

Representatives of key industry associations will discuss their members’ efforts and private sector actions relating to building energy code development and implementation.

This session offers an update on the latest implementation progress, challenges, and innovations from across the country. State Energy Offices and partners will share how they are moving forward with home energy rebate programs.

Energy efficient manufactured homes have gained popularity as an affordable housing solution in communities with high energy burdens. In this session, subject matter experts will discuss resources available as well as strategies for State Energy Offices to enhance energy efficiency opportunities for manufactured housing.

What tools do State Energy Offices have to address affordability? In the Summit's closing session, affordable housing practitioners and experts will share energy-focused strategies that ease household cost burdens and highlight opportunities at the state level for continued investment.