CRE Insight Journal’s annual ENERGY STAR® Month wrapped up recently. Here’s a quick look at the 11 on-demand resources released this year:

Behind the Curtain: Increased Tenant Transparency – While energy performance has been the focus for most building owners, property managers, and building engineers for many years, there is now more of a push to see this reported. Learn more about these trends and what tenants are looking for.

Environmental Sustainability Case Studies – Commercial real estate professionals often find inspiration from other industry professionals and the projects they implement to design, construct, manage, and operate properties. If you’re looking for some inspiration, this article provides a few case studies and examples to consider.

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Update – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is rolling out optional Multi-Factor Authentication for all Portfolio Manager^® users on Oct. 15, 2024. Here’s what you need to know.

EV Chargers in CRE: Cost and Installation – With the growth in electric vehicles, the need to provide charging infrastructure has risen considerably. Learn more about the cost and installation of EV chargers in commercial real estate.

Sourcing Energy Efficient Products – ENERGY STAR is an essential resource for commercial real estate professionals who are focused on driving environmental sustainability and energy efficiency. ENERGY STAR provides several tools that are useful in achieving measurable results in energy use reduction. Learn more about these tools and how they can benefit the properties and people you serve.

Strategies for Property Managers to Promote ENERGY STAR Tenant Space – ENERGY STAR Tenant Space is designation for commercial spaces that meet specific energy efficiency performance criteria. It focuses on leased spaces, encouraging tenants to adopt energy-efficient practices. Achieving ENERGY STAR Tenant Space recognition involves implementing energy-saving measures, tracking energy use, adopting an environmentally friendly procurement policy, and more. Learn more about this program and how to promote it to tenants.

Sustainability in the Commercial Real Estate World – Very simply summarized, the sustainable actions that people take personally and professionally have an impact locally, regionally, and nationally. Most importantly and often hidden is the effect that our collective actions have on planet Earth.

Sustainable Management: An Interview with Brenden Welch – Brenden Welch is Bridge Commercial Real Estate’s Director of Property Management for the greater Atlanta area. He has over twenty-five years in the commercial real estate industry and sits at the cutting edge of building sustainability. CRE Insight Journal reached out to him for his insight into sustainable management. Learn from his responses.

Technology and Sustainability – Technological innovations have made it possible to advance sustainability in building operations through features such as systems monitoring and energy performance tracking, but the term technology has always been a bit nebulous. How does it involve us personally; particularly in the buildings that are our workplaces?

Ways to Save: ENERGY STAR Tenant Space – Development of the ENERGY STAR Tenant Space program in 2018 and it was officially launched in 2020. It was created as a new way to assess and recognize environmentally friendly and energy efficient tenant spaces in office buildings by providing energy-efficiency criteria to help organizations overcome barriers to improving the energy performance of leased spaces. Learn more about the program and how it benefits both tenants and property owners.

Ways to Save: Resources – The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, and ENERGY STAR^® have released resources showing how buildings can save resources, time, and money. Take a quick look at some of the key resources they provide.

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