Webinars

In this webinar, we will discuss Career Paths and Professional Development in District Energy. We’ll explore perspectives from various stakeholders in the industry, including manufacturers/ vendors, designers read more

 04-10-2025  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

This is Foundation Two of JCI's "Three Foundations" webinar series, designed to help small- and medium-sized campuses to accelerate energy transformation. Many post-secondary campuses have set sustainability read more

 04-30-2025  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Join us for an insightful webinar exploring how CenTrio has revolutionized steam distribution management at Syracuse University utilizing EagleHawk’s cutting-edge thermal mapping process and elevateFM read more

 03-19-2025  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Foundation One - Reducing operational expenses through partial decarbonization to fund long-term sustainability projects Historically, many higher education campuses have carried energy-intensive combined read more

 12-11-2024  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Decarbonization has become a top priority for institutions, fueled by a united goal to address one of the most pressing issues of our time – climate change. In parallel, as electricity demand projections read more

 12-04-2024  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Join us for an engaging webinar that details our journey to decarbonize the historic 150-year-old CenTrio Seattle steam plant. Discover how we’re aligning with the Washington Climate Commitment Act (CCA) read more

 10-23-2024  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Modern district energy systems face the dual challenges of providing power to densely populated cities and facilities while attempting to maximize efficiency, and decarbonize their operations. The latest read more

 08-14-2024  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Join IDEA and the YPG for a fun and informative 'lunch and learn' focusing on key aspects of district energy. If you're new to district energy or just getting started, this is a must-attend webinar. read more

 05-29-2024  |  12:00 - 13:00 ET

Come join District Energy Women’s Initiative (DEWI) Thursday, May 16th at 4:00pm EST for our virtual happy hour where we will be having a non-technical panel discussion about what and how District Energy read more

 05-16-2024  |  16:00 - 17:00 ET

Facilities such as higher education and hospital campuses often carry significant simultaneous heating and cooling loads that result in significant emissions and rely on the use of non-renewable resources. read more

 05-22-2024  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Did you catch Parts 1, 2, or 3 of our Best Practices Webinar series, focusing on the initial planning and engineering of major decarbonization projects? Our amazing panelists took us through the intricacies read more

 04-24-2024  |  15:00 - 16:30 ET

Did you catch Carbon Accounting 101 , presented by Lalit Agarwal (EnergyCAP) and Sarah Crawford-Theurkauf (IDEA) at CampusEnergy2024 in February? If not, you can watch it here ! We are read more

 03-28-2024  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Join IDEA and Maxi-Therm, recorded on Wednesday, May 15. Advances in steam technology for Heating, Cooling, & Power Generation confirm steam is versatile, safe, & reliable with many advantages we can read more

 05-15-2024  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Did you catch Parts 1 and 2 of our Best Practices Webinar series, focusing on the initial planning and engineering of major decarbonization projects? Our amazing panelists took us through the intricacies read more

 03-13-2024  |  15:00 - 16:30 ET

We’re excited to announce that the conversation continues with Part 2 on Wednesday January 10th from 3-4:30 ET! Catch up with our four presenters and their systems as they enter the next phase: Engineering. read more

 01-10-2024  |  15:00 - 16:30 ET

Securing a government’s Critical Control System from threats, foreign and domestic requires more in-depth planning than that of a typical control system. Utilizing the “ISA-95/IEC62443” control map when read more

 12-06-2023  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Join us on Wednesday, November 29th from 1:00 - 4:00 PM EST for an in-depth exploration of geothermal design, planning, and implementation. Presenters will lead participants through the technical considerations read more

 11-29-2023  |  13:00 - 16:00 ET

Join us on Wednesday, November 8 th from 2-3:30 for Best Practices in District Energy/CHP: Project Life Cycles Part 1 This webinar is the first in the Project Life Cycles series, which explores how read more

 11-08-2023  |  14:00 - 15:30 ET

Geothermal systems are known as an energy efficient solution for decarbonizing campuses but not all campuses have available space for large bore fields and campuses may be concerned about the initial capital read more

 11-01-2023  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

TITLE: Transforming Denver's Energy Landscape: Unveiling the Nation’s Largest Sewer Heat Recovery System at National Western Center Presentation Overview Get ready to embark on an exhilarating read more

 10-25-2023  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Discover how CenTrio transformed the Windy City's West Loop with evolution of what has become the nation's largest carbon-zero district cooling system. In this insightful webinar, we'll do a deep dive read more

 10-18-2023  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Join us Wednesday, October 4 at 1:00pm EDT for our next I&I Webinar. Special Pre-operational and Post-operational Actions Needed for New Large Closed Loop Systems will be presented jointly by read more

 10-04-2023  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

The recording of Wednesday's panel webinar, Shipshape: Why Maritime College Graduates Are Ideal Candidates for a Career in District Energy , is now available. If you couldn't make it, make sure you read more

 07-19-2023  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Sustainable energy and energy reduction goals are driving the need for more accurate and smart BTU metering. A BTU meter consists of flow and temperature measurement. These can be contained in one meter read more

 05-03-2023  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Presented by Phaidra The Artificial Intelligence revolution is only just beginning and the industrial sector has many production inefficiencies that AI services can solve to unlock tremendous value read more

 02-01-2023  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Sponsored By Maxi-Therm Our First Insights and Innovations webinar for 2023 is sponsored by Maxi-Therm, and will take place Wednesday, January 25 at 1:00pm EST. Primary-Secondary Steam District read more

 01-25-2023  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

This free webinar features presentations by the winner of this year’s Innovation award, Dalhousie University and FVB Energy, Inc. , alongside honorable mention selections Emicool and Enwave Energy read more

 12-14-2022  |  11:00 - 12:00 ET

Part 2: Real World Applications and Case Studies Presented by Johnson Controls Part 2 of the "Large Heat Pumps" series featuring IDEA Sustaining Sponsor, Johnson Controls, this free webinar will read more

 11-09-2022  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

More than 800 people registered for our Mini Master Class on District Energy, brought to you by the IDEA Young Professionals Group, geared for those who are new to district energy. Missed it? It's now read more

 10-20-2022  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Part 1: What is a heat pump and understanding the importance of sizing and the ROI calculator Presented by Johnson Controls This webinar will discuss the application of water-to-water heat pumps. read more

 10-04-2022  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

From corporate America to the public sector, energy efficiency and sustainability is a key imperative, making energy & sustainability reporting more important than ever. District Energy operators at higher read more

 09-21-2022  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Sponsored by FLEXIM AMERICAS Sustainable energy and energy reduction goals are driving the need for more accurate and smart BTU metering. Since the early 1980’s ultrasonic clamp-on Flow meters have read more

 06-22-2022  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Sponsored By Hydrogen Technologies Join us on a trip to the future of district heat. This road-map presentation charts a carbon-free future constructed of metrics-based CO2 reducing solutions. Participants read more

 05-18-2022  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

If you are committed to keeping pace with the latest advances in district energy, we encourage you to attend the IDEA Innovation Awards on Thursday, December 16 at 2PM ET. This free virtual event will read more

 12-16-2021  |  14:00 - 15:00 ET

The session helps attendees to understand the commercial applications of the innovative low evaporator leaving absorption technology for food and beverage, dairy and other such applications. The presentation read more

 12-15-2021  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

As the United States electric grid continues to decarbonize and more renewable energy gets deployed, the fact remains that load-following generation will still be required to balance out supply and demand. read more

 11-03-2021  |  15:00 - 16:00 ET

Sponsored by Thermo Systems Are you currently in the planning stages of building a new facility? Are you thinking about retrofitting or improving an existing facility to add resiliency to your control read more

 11-17-2021  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Sponsored by Ecosystem Campuses across North America have adopted ambitious carbon neutrality goals. But these ambitious targets cannot be achieved without expense. How can you limit your costs of going read more

 09-15-2021  |  14:00 - 15:00 ET

Description: With material and maintenance costs on the rise, finding solutions to help extend equipment life while improving thermal efficiency is paramount to operating a district energy facility. read more

 08-25-2021  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Cooling water is a critical commodity at virtually all heavy industrial plants. Many heat exchangers rely either directly or indirectly on cooling from open recirculating systems. Scaling, microbiological read more

 07-14-2021  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Sponsored by Owens Corning FOAMGLAS Alec Cusick, Technical Services Engineer for Owens Corning, will outline the key considerations for District/Campus Energy insulation systems. Piping and equipment read more

 06-09-2021  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Sponsored by Chem-Aqua With the availability of advanced instrumentation and affordable DNA testing over the past decade, there has been new research into the growth and properties of biofilms within read more

 05-12-2021  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Sponsored by FLEXIM AMERICAS Summary: HVAC represents one of the largest costs of operating and maintaining commercial and institutional properties. A top priority of facilities read more

 01-27-2021  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

If you are committed to keeping pace with the latest advances in district energy, we encourage you to attend the IDEA Innovation Awards on Wednesday, December 16 at 1PM ET. This free virtual event will read more

 12-16-2020  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Recorded December 9, 2020 IDEA sustaining sponsor, Johnson Controls, discusses the use of variable speed drives in large chiller plants. The case studies presented will be specific to hot and humid read more

 12-09-2020  |  08:00 - 09:00 ET

During this panel discussion, several subject matter experts will discuss key HVAC trends we have seen in the past year. The discussion will focus on universities and hospitals and will cover safety, COVID-19, read more

 11-19-2020  |  15:00 - 16:00 ET

Hydrogen has become a significant fuel of interest due to being a carbon neutral fuel. This webinar will review the varies supply sources of hydrogen, projected cost , comparison of carbon offsets for read more

 11-17-2020  |  13:00 - 14:00 ET

Join as The International District Energy Association (IDEA) releases its annual report, District Energy Space, detailing the growth in district energy for 2019. This year’s results, which show a nearly read more

 10-28-2020  |  15:00 - 16:00 ET

IDEA is pleased to be partnering with The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to develop their upcoming solicitation to support the study, design, and construction of Community read more

 10-20-2020  |  15:00 - 16:00 ET

COVID-19 is at the front of everyone’s mind and is driving changes in everyone’s operations. We are all faced with the dilemma of how to best serve our facilities and campuses in this current environment. read more

 10-06-2020  |  12:00 - 13:00 ET