Smart Surfaces represent a set of resilient infrastructure strategies that cost-effectively mitigate heat events and manage stormwater. Smart Surfaces technologies include upgrades to buildings and infrastructure that increase consumer comfort, save money, and enhance grid resilience. State Energy Offices can work with local governments to implement Smart Surfaces solutions at scale by aligning policies and investments. 
 
To learn more about smart surfaces, please contact Grace Lowe (glowe@naseo.org).

NASEO is partnering with the Smart Surfaces Coalition, a cohort of more than 40 organizations, to support the Cities for Smart Surfaces initiative, which is helping 10 cities across the U.S. increase adoption of Smart Surfaces at the metropolitan level. The Coalition provides city staff and local community-based organizations with data and education, a cost-benefit analysis tool, assistance with accessing federal funding, and policy guidance. 
 
To learn more about the Cities for Smart Surfaces project, please contact Grace Lowe (glowe@naseo.org).  

NASEO Webinar: State Policy Framework for Extreme Heat Resilience
October 10, 2025 
  • This NASEO webinar features the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) to discuss their Resilient Cooling Strategy and Policy Toolkit published in August 2025, “Too Hot not to Handle”. This presentation will examine the state and local policy levers to expand building, community, and grid-level resilient cooling solutions. FAS and NASEO discuss ongoing initiatives to support State Energy Offices and peer agencies with heat action planning, and next steps. To view the recording, please click here. 
NASEO Annual Meeting Panel Session: Raising the Temperature on Extreme Heat: Smart Surfaces and Efficient Cooling
October 17, 2023