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Energy Benchmarking and Portfolio Manager

1/31/2013

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What is Benchmarking?

Benchmarking involves measuring meaningful energy usage to determining how a particular building compares to others, and tracking changes over time. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2000 launched Portfolio Manager, a nationwide
benchmarking tool that uses energy usage data to provide a score on a 1-100 scale reflecting a building’s performance against comparable buildings. The score is normalized to account for regional differences in climate, operating characteristics, and other factors.

The score can be used to:
  • Establish a quick snapshot of a building’s energy performance.
  • Target candidate buildings for energy improvement projects.
  • Monitor the ongoing performance of a building or a portfolio of buildings over time.
  • Communicate with building occupants, management and ownership about a building's energy performance
  • Educate landlords and tenants about their building's energy performance compared to other buildings.

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    Greg Bryan is an Energy Efficiency Specialist, Attorney and Real Estate Broker

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