Please join us at this event featuring Mayor Schieve and Councilmember Bobzien, along with leading CEOs, university leaders, state and local government leaders, building owners, and multifamily housing developers who are taking action to improve building efficiency while expanding economic growth and improving our competitiveness as a forward-thinking city. 

You’ll hear from Director of the U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings Challenge Maria Vargas, as well as other speakers and our local elected leaders, while enjoying refreshments and light appetizers. 

REENERGIZE RENO is part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Challenge, designed to cut energy waste in large buildings. Reno joins 45 pioneering cities working to boost local economies and reduce climate pollution by committing our municipal portfolio of buildings to the Challenge, and hosting a community-wide Challenge.

To learn more about this event or REENERGIZE RENO, contact Haley Folmer at folmerh@reno.gov or 775-334-2067.

Maria Tikoff Vargas is the Director of the Better Buildings Challenge at the U.S. Department of Energy. The program’s goal is to make American buildings 20% more efficient over 10 years. This leadership initiative involves state and local leaders, chief executive officers, and university presidents who have committed to upgrading buildings across their portfolio and providing their energy savings data and strategies as models for others to follow. Previously, Ms. Vargas worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency starting in 1986. There she worked on issues of ozone depletion and climate change. She was also the Co-director of the ENERGY STAR® Buildings and Green Lights Partnership, and was the Brand Manager and Marketing Director for the ENERGY STAR program for more than 15 years, promoting the benefits of energy efficiency to businesses and consumers. In 2014, she was inducted into the Energy Efficiency Forum Hall of Fame.