Improve Energy Efficiency in your Commercial Building with Energy Star

Are you looking for ways to add value to your property? What about ways to improve energy efficiency? You might as well look for ways to improve profitability while you’re at it. Fortunately, there is a way to accomplish all of this and more. Energy Star.

Energy Star − An Indicator of Energy Efficiency Opportunities

Now in its 20^th year and in more than 20,000 facilities, Energy Star is a government-backed program helping businesses owners achieve superior energy efficiency. The question many facility managers have is “how?” This one simple word is preventing numerous facilities from implementing practices that could help them cut energy costs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve profitability.

Energy Star – A Friendly-Way to Track and Benchmark a Building’s Energy Use

Remember, you can’t manage what you don’t measure, especially when it comes to the energy efficiency of commercial facilities. Knowledge is power.

1. Portfolio Manager enables facility managers to better evaluate and track building performance. This allows users to locate energy hogs and correct issues to improve energy efficiency. This is especially nice for data center facility managers who are able to benchmark versus similar facilities. What many facility managers do not realize is that Energy Star rankings are based on the performance of similar buildings. For example, a facility that runs a 24-hour service will not be penalized for using more energy than a facility operating only during normal business hours. Energy Star scores take into account a building’s business activity.
2. Energy Star is Intuitive and incredibly Easy to Use. It consists of tracking bills month by month or year by year and entering the data into a spreadsheet. Sound easy enough? And, an organization can join Energy Star as a partner, simply by committing to reduce energy use and emissions.
3. A facility can use the Energy Star Guidelines for Energy Management as a road map for creating an effective energy management program. Since this is based on hundreds of companies’ real-life practices, it saves many hours helping to know the right things to do.
4. There are often Low- or even No-Cost Improvements that can have a big impact on the energy efficiency of your facility and your bottom line.
5. While looking at energy efficiency, facility managers and building engineers can also evaluate their HVAC systems and correlate them with Tenant Comfort.

No matter how much energy a facility uses, there are always ways to increase efficiency!

Crockett Facilities Services can help you lower Operating Expenses

At Crockett Facilities Services, Inc. (CFSI) our key focus is helping building owners, property managers and facility professionals lower their operating expenses and energy consumption. We can identify ways to operate your buildings more efficiently, ensuring that equipment operates as intended and is properly maintained. As a MSCA GreenSTAR certified contractor, we are a leader providing energy-efficient heating and air conditioning services and environmentally-responsible solutions.

We use the EPA’s Energy STAR Portfolio Manager to track and manage energy usage and to benchmark buildings. CFSI is part of the ENERGY STAR Small Business Network, committed to using environmentally-friendly products and helping our clients achieve their energy-saving goals.

For more information on Energy Star and HVAC maintenance, please contact CFSI by calling 301.262.2771, email sales@crockett-facilities.com, or submit a form for a service quote. Like us on Facebook; follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Google+.

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No Excuses For Not Using Energy Star: Misconceptions About Energy Star Can Prevent Facility Managers From Seeing Its Benefits

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