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EPA Investing in New Energy Star Portfolio Manager Web Services The EPA is closing in on the scheduled release of their newly upgraded Energy Star Portfolio Manager that will make benchmarking building energy efficiency more, for lack of a better word, efficient. The upgrade will include changes to the database architecture, system processing, web services, and user interface. All changes are being made with an overarching purpose of improving functionality and usability for all parties. Most notable for the Portfolio Manager user, is that the web services, formally known as Automated Benchmarking Services (ABS), will have a new software design to simplify the process of exchanging data with Portfolio Manager.
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After decades of deliberation, the owners of the historic Empire State Building in New York City have decided to IPO, allowing the public to purchase shares of the Manhattan icon. This means that ownership in the famous structure are available to you and me, regardless of whether we are real estate moguls. Because I am an energy nerd, this analysis focuses on the impact of recent green projects on the building's value.
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Tags: Sustainability, Energy efficiency, Funding, Energy Disclosure
We love energy tracking, the key idea behind the US Government's Better Building Challenge. Over the next few weeks there are a number of terrific events focused on reducing energy and saving money by improving the built environment through energy efficiency upgrades.
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Tags: save energy, M&V, better buildings, save money, epa portfolio manager, Benchmark, better building, Energy efficiency, energy star, Energy Disclosure
Nationwide, approximately 33% of all housing stock is rental units, and in Boulder, CO, rental units represent almost 50% of all housing. With such a significant portion of its housing rented out to tenants, multifamily residential buildings represent a tremendous opportunity for building owners in the city to reduce their energy use and cut down on monthly bills. We’ve written before about the opportunities lying untapped in multifamily energy efficiency, now let’s take a look at what the folks in CO have come up with.
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Tags: Sustainability, News and Policy, Benchmark, Energy efficiency, Case Study, Energy Disclosure
Last week, Boston joined the ranks of seven other forward thinking cities and is now requiring building owners to benchmark their energy and water use. A component of the City’s Climate Action Plan, the Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance will help Boston meet the Mayor’s greenhouse gas reduction goal of 25% by 2020. In Boston, buildings alone account for 70% of the city’s greenhouse gas emissions, more than double the emissions from the transportation sector!
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Today WegoWise is happy to announce that we’ve officially signed on to the Green Button initiative that has been inspired by the White House and implemented by forward thinking utilities across the country. We already import Green Button data from utilities that provide it, and our commitment today means we’ll soon be allowing our customers to download their data in the Green Button format.
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Building energy policy is growing across the country. States and municipalities are passing legislation requiring government, commercial and multifamily buildings to disclose, rate and benchmark energy and water usage. For each program in its respective region, there are unique building size and type requirements as well as different disclosure procedures. This guide will provide you with a rundown of each current policy and take a look at which jurisdictions will be passing new laws before long.
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Tags: News and Policy, Green Property Management, Benchmark, energy star, Energy Disclosure
