Filter Results: Energy Star
More hospitals work to earn the Energy Star logo as they advance the greening of their facilities
You’ve gotten used to seeing it on your refrigerator and on your computer printer for years now. According to some experts, you’ll soon be seeing the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star logo more and more on hospitals … more
Energy Mandates – Friend or Foe?
Energy mandates can appear in many forms; a city or state ordinance to require ENERGY STAR benchmarking or certified products; a corporate decree that sets energy reduction targets; or even voluntary certification and contests aimed at tracking energy consumption and reduction … more
How’s your Bucket?
Last year alone energy costs increased more than 5% for commercial buildings – while property management fees, security costs, janitorial expenses and other property related fees either decreased or remained almost flat … more
The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 (Shaheen-Portman)
The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 is a national strategy to increasethe use of energy efficiency technologies in the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors of our economy, while also fostering job creation … more
EnergyPrint Launches New Energy Alert Innovation, Helping Property Managers Take Immediate Action on Energy Irregularities
EnergyPrint, a leading innovator of online energy management and reporting tools, today launched the next addition to its world-class energy reporting engine. “Energy Alerts” automatically mines EnergyPrint’s vast database of utility data and alerts property managers to take immediate action on irregularities … more
Why Benchmarking Your Building is Crucial to Saving Energy Costs
Benchmarking gives owners a better understanding of how their buildings use energy how their performance compares to similar structures and what are the most cost-effective steps owners can take to stop energy waste More
ENERGY STAR awareness made easy
Commercial real estate professionals may think of ENERGY STAR as an energy performance benchmarking for buildings, but most people still think of it as a seal of approval for appliances and electronics. More
Energy Benchmarking and Monitoring
Many professionals implement energy improvements for the right reasons but without the right information More
Can your data center earn an EPA Energy Star?
The EPA this week said that any stand alone data centers in the top 25 % of their peers in energy efficiency according to EPA’s energy performance scale can now earn such an accolade. More
EPA Swings Open Doors of Energy Star for Data Centers
The EPA announced that stand-alone data centers as well as buildings that house large numbers of data centers can qualify for the label. More