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Roles and Benefits

STEP roles and benefits vary depending on the type of partner:

HVAC contractors

Your role:  

  • Implement smart tool-based commissioning and diagnostic processes across your company.  
  • Share lessons learned and best practices on integrating smart diagnostic tools into your company’s procedures.

Benefits:  

  • Gain visibility: Get listed on the STEP Campaign map as a participating contractor.
  • Self-nominate for recognition: Share your smart-tool implementation success story to become eligible for additional recognition opportunities.
  • Stay informed: Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in smart tools.    
     

Training providers

Your role:  

  • Include smart tool-based commissioning and diagnostics in your curriculum.
  • Share lessons learned and best practices for integrating smart tool-assisted commissioning and diagnostic processes into your trainings.

Benefits:  

  • Gain visibility: Get listed on the STEP Campaign map as a training provider.
  • Self-nominate for recognition: Share how you promote energy efficiency in HVAC systems through smart diagnostic tools to become eligible for additional recognition opportunities.  
  • Stay informed: 
    • Learn how other training providers that are training on smart tool-assisted commissioning and diagnostics. 
    • Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in smart tools.  
    • Learn about related programs such DOE Energy Skilled recognition, which aligns programs with the U.S. Department of Energy’s clean energy transition work.    
       

Utilities and energy efficiency program providers

Your role:  

  • Implement a smart tool-assisted verified quality installation program.  
  • Share lessons learned and best practices for implementing smart tools into your quality installation program.

Benefits:  

  • Gain visibility: Get listed on the STEP Campaign map as a smart tool-assisted quality installation program provider.
  • Self-nominate for recognition: Share the success of your smart tool-assisted quality installation program to become eligible for additional recognition opportunities.
  • Stay informed:  
    • Learn how other utilities and energy efficiency program providers are using smart tools in their programs.
    • Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in smart tools.   
       

Other organizations

Contact the STEP team to find out how you can get involved and benefit from the campaign.   

 

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