Call for Presentations

2024 Decarbonization Conference (October 21 - 23, 2024 | New York City, NY, USA)

The Decarbonizing Existing Tall Buildings Conference will be an information and idea exchange between stakeholders in the built environment industry, concerning the timely and important topic of reducing carbon emissions from large existing buildings. 

Conference organizers seek a limited number of presentations on building deep energy and decarbonization retrofits projects.

 The project needs to be a tall existing building deep decarbonization retrofit project.  Prioritization for selection will be based on the following criteria:

  • At least 12 stories tall,
  • Has post-retrofit measured (not calculated) whole building energy performance data with a preference for pre-retrofit measured data as well,
  • Delivered at least 30% carbon emissions or Energy Use Intensity (EUI) reduction from the starting point/base year pre-retrofit, and
  • Shifted from fossil fuel or electric resistance to heat pumps for all or a significant part of the heating load. 

Abstracts (not more than 300 words) should include summary information about the decarbonization measures that delivered the biggest reductions.

Contact Info

Conference Chair: Adam Hinge

Staff Support
For information on the technical program, special events, special sessions and general conference inquiries:

Chris Preyor
Conference Programs Coordinator
Email: cpreyor@ashrae.org

Staci Loeffler
Topical Conference Services Coordinator
Email: SLoeffler@ashrae.org

Technical Support

For technical problems or for help in submitting an abstract online, email Tech Support

Submission Process: Individual Presentations

Please follow these steps:

To begin, please choose the program type that you would like to submit a program proposal to: Individual Presentations (10-15 minutes in length).

Before beginning your submission, it may be a good idea to gather all the information that you will be required to submit.

There are five steps to the submission process:

  1. Presentation Title & Description: Enter the title of the presentation. Also please provide a 300 word (max) abstract.
  2. People: Provide your name and contact information as the presenter. Enter presenters by choosing the "Presenter" checkbox.
  3. Objectives: Please include 4 Learning Objectives for the entire session (not required for Forums). The Learning Objectives should complete the statement, "After attending this session, the attendees will be able to..." All 4 Learning Objectives need to be addressed by the speakers. The Learning Objectives should use measurable verbs such as "Explain," "Describe," "Distinguish," "Design," "Apply," etc., such as the example below:
    1. Define Smart Grid functions, objectives and architecture
    2. Describe how the Smart Grid affects building operations
    3. Provide an overview of Smart Grid projects in North America
    4. Describe the federal policies and regulations promoting the Smart Grid
  1. Method of Assessment: Please include 4 questions and answers (in T/F, Yes/No, or multiple choice format only) for the entire session based on the Learning Objectives and what will be covered within the speakers' presentations.
  2. Confirmation: When your submission is complete, click the "Conclude Submission" button. Note that you will still be able to make changes to your abstract up until the submission deadline.