The premier event in commissioning, energy management, and building analytics and diagnostics, CxEnergy 2025, announced its technical program & keynote today. The event takes place April 28 – May 1, 2025, in Charlotte, NC at the Le Meridien Charlotte.
Bobby and Kristin Labonte will present this year’s keynote, titled “The Fortitude of a Champion.” In this presentation, Bobby, a NASCAR Hall of Famer, and Kristin, a champion cyclist, will share experiences from throughout their sports and professional careers that highlight resiliency, winning and losing, and getting up after being knocked down. Through these stories, the Labontes will discuss how they developed resilience, courage, confidence, and, above all else, fortitude.
CxEnergy draws hundreds of the nation’s leading commissioning experts, energy management professionals, MEP engineers, HVAC testing professionals, facility managers and building owners. Presentation topics include:
- Case studies in commissioning and energy management in buildings and facilities (particularly featuring the owner perspective)
- Market sector case studies (e.g. aquatic centers, an all-electric firehouse, data centers, the Charlotte airport, a chip manufacturing plant.)
- Building Decarbonization: Key Issues and Solutions for Occupancy, Wellness, and Sustainability
- Sustainable Design + High-Performance Commissioning = Zero at the Meter
- UGA Energy Utility Master Planning Case Study
- Ethical Dilemmas for Commissioning Providers
- Department of Energy’s Existing Building Commissioning Catalyzer
- Tackling the Toughest Challenges in HVAC Flow Measurement
- Implementing Automated BAS Cx in Schools and Campuses
- Collaboration Through the TAB Process
- Advanced Nuclear Reactors: An Overview of Technologies & Deployment Timelines for Cx Providers
- How AI Frees Commissioning Providers to Focus on the Highest Value Tasks
- North Carolina’s Implementation of Carbon Reduction Goals at the NC Utilities Commission
This year’s 30+ speakers are well-known industry experts across all building science disciplines. These speakers represent companies and organizations including Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, City of Charlotte, Idaho National Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, EXP, University of Georgia, North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association, Building Transparency, Jacobs, Kimley-Horn, Siemens Smart Infrastructure, and more. See CxEnergy’s 2025 Technical Program here.
CxEnergy technical presentation attendees earn AIA (LU/HSW or LU), USGBC LEED General Education, CxA and EMP continuing education credits for presentations. These credits are widely applicable for other certifications and professional licenses (attendees should check with their certification or licensing body).
CxEnergy offers pre-conference certification workshops and seminars for the Certified Commissioning Authority (CxA) and Energy Management Professional (EMP) certifications. The event also features several networking events that connect commissioning providers, energy managers, MEP engineers, facility managers, control technologists, and HVAC testing professionals with manufacturers and energy services providers.
The CxEnergy expo hall showcases a wide variety of products including controls, software, instruments, metering devices and services targeted specifically to commissioning, energy management, engineering and testing firms. The CxEnergy Exhibitor Prospectus is available here.
Government officials, code authorities, and institutional building owners & facility managers may register at a discounted $99 rate ($199 after March 15). Register at https://www.CxEnergy.com/
CxEnergy is presented by the AABC Commissioning Group (ACG), Associated Air Balance Council (AABC), and Energy Management Association (EMA).
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