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ENERGY STAR For Commercial Real Estate

Energy represents 30 percent of the typical office building's costs and is a property's single largest operating expense. ENERGY STAR partners have demonstrated:

  • Energy consumption reductions of 35 percent or more through building operation and management strategy changes alone
  • Increased asset value from energy performance improvements
  • Increased tenant satisfaction and retention
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What Others Are Doing

ENERGY STAR Success Stories

  • When Transwestern Commercial Services (TCS) became an ENERGY STAR partner in 2002, it decided to establish energy conservation as a well-publicized cornerstone of its property management services. By carefully choosing the most effective communications vehicle for each of its audience groups, TCS was able to establish the tangible link between energy conservation and its brand. The result is a client base that approved more than $8 million worth of energy-efficient upgrades in 2004, and an increase in portfolio asset value, attributed to energy conservation, by as much as $750 million from 2002 to 2004.
  • Until benchmarking its buildings with Portfolio Manager, US EPA’s energy performance rating system, USAA Real Estate Company management believed its portfolio to be highly energy efficient. However, initial results indicated that USAA Real Estate Company had much room for improvement. A commitment to benchmarking led USAA Real Estate Company to benchmark one hundred percent of its eligible space and resulted in a 62.5 percent increase in average energy performance rating by the end of 2004. USAA was awarded ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

Earn Recognition for Your Achievements

Owning a building that achieves top energy performance is a sign of good management, but owning a portfolio of buildings that achieves continuous improvement in energy performance demonstrates superior management and environmental leadership.

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