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Incorporating Energy Efficiency

Whether you are planning a new office building, renovating a school, or constructing a multifamily building, Focus on Energy provides opportunities to help you save.

Which kinds of projects are a good fit?

New construction of commercial, industrial, multifamily, and other facilities.
Buildings undergoing a change of use or adding walls.
Additions or significant renovations to existing facilities.

New Construction Overview [PDF]

Incentives for All Project Stages

New buildings and renovations at any stage of design or construction can take advantage of support from Focus on Energy.

EDA

Comprehensive offering for projects over 5,000 square feet, early in design. Includes free whole-building energy analysis with incentives for building owners and…

Income-Qualified Housing EDA

Provides services unique to affordable multifamily development. Includes initial eEDA analysis plus customized financial modeling and additional consulting.

eEDA

Online, self-guided energy modeling tool for project planners and design teams. Delivers time-saving analysis for multifamily, warehouse, and retail new…

Energy Design Review (EDR)

Whole-building analysis for buildings further along in design. Like EDA, owner incentives are based on the building's overall energy savings.

Product & Equipment Rebates

For projects past the design phase that can still benefit from energy efficiency. Standard rebates for qualifying new products and equipment.

New Construction Online Tool

Get started with our New Construction Online Tool and be guided to incentives for your project.

New Construction Online Tool

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Multifamily New Construction

Focus on Energy has supported more than 250 multifamily new construction projects, helping Wisconsin building owners save over $12 million in annual energy costs. If you're considering or in the process of building a new multifamily property, look to Focus on Energy to maximize your energy savings opportunities.

Express Energy Design Assistance

Express Energy Design Assistance (eEDA) is a streamlined online modeling tool to help project planners and design teams quickly evaluate whole-building energy efficiency incentives for multifamily, warehouse, and retail projects starting at 5,000 square feet.