This unique, interactive session will foster collaborative and creative problem-solving while sharing lessons from states and local jurisdictions pursuing implementation of building energy labeling policies. As a facilitator, NEEP will offer best practices from leading jurisdictions while guiding participants in understanding key components of program or policy development in order to best serve the needs and goals of a given community. NEEP will present a situation faced by the residents of “Energy Town, USA,” which has a carbon emissions reduction goal but doesn’t know how to meet it. Participants will be given context points about Energy Town’s largely old and inefficient housing stock, the uptick in homebuyer’s interest in green energy features, the availability of home energy data and energy comprehension, demographics and levels of participation in existing utility programs, the local workforce, and more. Small groups will undertake slightly varied scenarios of the presenting issue based on pre-selected interests; participants will collaborate to identify potential pitfalls and success strategies for their group. Small groups will address issues pertaining to the following focus areas: rental and low-income populations, university- or hospital-centric communities, extremely active local economies, community-scale renewable projects, and more.