Residential Buildings as a Partial Solution and Factor in the Growing AI and Data Center Conundrum

Presentation

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: B231-233 (Level 2)

CEU Type(s): BPI, BSI, INTERNACHI, NARI, RESNET

Kara Saul Rinaldi (she/her/hers)

Chief Policy Officer
Building Performance Association
Washington, District of Columbia

Slides
Rebecca Olson (she/her/hers)

Sr. Director of Residential and Community Energy
Center for Energy & Environment
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Maggie Kelley Riggins (she/her/hers)

Director of Community Solutions
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
Atlanta, Georgia

This session will provide details on two recent reports by BPA and the AnnDyl Policy Group providing insights on how residential energy efficiency measures can directly address capacity concerns caused by data centers, in addition to the use cases for AI from the field that has the potential to accelerate whole-house energy efficiency.