Smart Surfaces represent a set of resilient infrastructure strategies that cost-effectively mitigate heat events and manage stormwater. Smart Surfaces technologies include upgrades to buildings and infrastructure that increase consumer comfort, save money, and enhance grid resilience. State Energy Offices can work with local governments to implement Smart Surfaces solutions at scale by aligning policies and investments. 
 
To learn more about smart surfaces, please contact Grace Lowe (glowe@naseo.org).  

  • Cities for Smart Surfaces Project

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    NASEO is partnering with the Smart Surfaces Coalition, a cohort of more than 40 organizations, to support the Cities for Smart Surfaces initiative, which is helping 10 cities across the U.S. increase adoption of Smart Surfaces at the metropolitan level. The Coalition provides city staff and local community-based organizations with data and education, a cost-benefit analysis tool, assistance with accessing federal funding, and policy guidance. 
     
    To learn more about the Cities for Smart Surfaces project, please contact Grace Lowe (glowe@naseo.org).  

     

  • Resources

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    Carnegie Mellon University Center For Building Performance And Diagnostics, 2022 

    Smart Surfaces Coalition 

    Greg Kats And Keith Glassbrook, 2018 

    Greg Kats and Rob Jarrell, 2022 

  • Events

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    • NASEO Annual Meeting Panel Session: Raising the Temperature on Extreme Heat: Smart Surfaces and Efficient Cooling, October 17, 2023