Sarah Burger

PUSH Buffalo Sustainability Planning Manager

About

I started working in the housing affordability field after college, when I joined Americorps and Rebuilding Together New Orleans (RTNO). RTNO works with homeowners in New Orleans to make critical repairs to help ensure they are able to stay in their house. I worked with RTNO as an Americorps member, a handy person and then construction manager for almost 8 years. After which, I began working for Green Coast Enterprises. After a move to Buffalo, NY and working remotely for almost two years, I am excited to begin working with PUSH Buffalo, an organization in the city we now call home.

Experience

Benchmarking Data access Energy assistance Energy burden Energy efficiency Energy efficiency potential Energy equity Energy policy Energy savings Environmental Justice Healthy building materials Healthy housing Program implementation Racial equity Resident benefits Resilience Retrofit Savings Solar Standardization Technical assistance Utility program Water efficiency Weatherization

I want to solve:

I would like to work towards making energy efficiency and access to renewables to communities that are typically marginalized.

I want to collaborate with:

I would like to collaborate with those who have completed or pursued community solar in New York State or Erie county, those who have created community solar subscriptions and those working on fuel switching, notably for heating purposes.

Fun Fact

We just installed a storm water management system (homemade) in our backyard, so we are learning by trial and error about what we did correctly, and what needs improvements.

Past Challenge Groups

Fuel Switching

2019