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Building Upgrade Manual

The ENERGY STAR Building Manual is a strategic guide to help you plan and implement profitable energy saving building upgrades. You can maximize energy savings by sequentially following the five building upgrade stages. The documents below can be viewed and printed in Acrobat Reader .

View Individual Chapters from the Building Upgrade Manual

Project Management
Chapter 1:	Introduction	Introduction Chapter in Print-Friendly PDF (184KB)
Chapter 2:	Benchmarking	Benchmarking Chapter in Print-Friendly PDF (208KB)
Chapter 3:	Investment Analysis	Investment Analysis Chapter in Print-Friendly PDF (307KB)
Chapter 4:	Financing	Financing Chapter in Print-Friendly PDF (249KB)
Technical Stages
Chapter 5:	Retrocommissioning	Retrocommissioning Chapter in Print-Friendly PDF (474KB)
Chapter 6:	Lighting	Lighting Chapter in Print-Friendly PDF (1.49MB)
Chapter 7:	Supplemental Load Reduction	Supplemental Load Reduction Chapter in Print-Friendly PDF (1MB)
Chapter 8:	Air Distribution Systems	Air Distribution Systems Chapter in Print-Friendly PDF (1.17MB)
Chapter 9:	Heating and Cooling Upgrades	Heating and Cooling Upgrades Chapter in Print-Friendly PDF (775KB)
Unique Facility Strategies
Chapter 10:	K–12 Schools	K–12 Schools Chapter in Print-Friendly PDF (483KB)
Chapter 11:	Supermarkets and Grocery Stores	Supermarkets and Grocery Stores Chapter in Print-Friendly PDF (368KB)
Chapter 12:	Hotels and Motels	Hotels and Motels Chapter in Print-Friendly PDF (281KB)
Chapter 13:	Retail Stores	Retail Stores Chapter in Print-Friendly PDF (256KB)
References
Glossary:	Glossary	Glossary in Print-Friendly PDF (1.09MB)