
Buildings Implementation Committee
Energy used to heat, cool, light, and power Bethlehem’s buildings is responsible for more than 70% of the city’s community-wide total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and mitigating it represents a prime opportunity to attain the city’s overarching GHG reduction goals. The city’s building stock is varied and diverse and includes single- and multi-family residential, small and large commercial, and older and newer constructed buildings, which will require a suite of strategies to ensure widespread penetration and adoption of actions needed to reach the city’s climate goals.
The Buildings Implementation Committee meets with the ideas and goals from this section in mind.
Phases
Phases overview
Phase 1: Identify Year 1 & 2 Goals
Identify Year 1 & 2 Goals
Phase 2: Implement Year 1 & 2 Goals
Implement Year 1 & 2 Goals
Phase 3: Identify Year 3 Goals
Identify Year 3 Goals
Phase 4: Implement Year 3 Goals
Implement Year 3 Goals
Phase 5: Identify Year 4 Goals
Identify Year 4 Goals
Phase 6: Implement Year 4 Goals
Implement Year 4 Goals
Phase 7: Identify Year 5 Goals
Identify Year 5 Goals
Implement Year 4 Goals
November 21, 2025 5:00 AM - January 1, 2026 5:00 AM
2025 Progress
- Supported weatherization and home efficiency incentives & The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
- Promoted the Federal Home Energy Tax Credit to residents.
- Advanced the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) project.
- Organized the first Lehigh Valley C-PACE financing webinar.
- Tracked Pennsylvania's adoption process for the 2021 IECC energy codes.


