Timed to coordinate with Earth Day, BOMA International, Washington, DC, recently released its top 10 ways for building owners and managers to reduce energy consumption. The no- or low-cost strategies making the list are part of the BOMA Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP).

"The built environment accounts for 48% of greenhouse gas emissions in this country," says BOMA International chairman/chief elected officer Kurt Padavano, who's also COO of Advance Realty Group in Bedminster, NJ. "The good news is that there are many low- and even no-cost strategies that are proven to save energy and reduce emissions. And they are easy to implement and have the added benefit of often reducing building operation costs.

The list:

Check that equipment is functioning as designed.
Consider your cleaning options…team cleaning, occupancy sensors, coordination with security, day cleaning when the lights are already on.
Encourage tenants to turn off equipment.
Use high-efficiency LED Exit signs.
Institute an energy-awareness program.
Install monitor power management software.
Change incandescents to CFL and HID.
Harvest daylight (locate workstations needing high illumination adjacent to windows, for example).
Evaluate after-hours usage.
Adjust ventilation.

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BOMA Releases Energy-Efficient Strategies

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