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Trinity Management hired a third-party benchmarking provider and trained property managers to monitor energy consumption at their sites, engaging staff and supporting the company's effort to reduce portfolio-wide energy consumption.
H&M determined that closing exterior doors resulted in approximately $10,000 in energy cost savings a year on average per store with no discernible impact on foot traffic, leading to the establishment of a company closed-door policy.
The AlabamaSAVES Program acquired a participating interest in a third-party loan through its Participating Loan Program to support the redevelopment of the Mercantile National Bank Building in downtown Mobile, enabling the implementation of a suite of energy efficiency measures throughout the building that will result in significant avoided energy costs.
The University of Nebraska Medical Center with its clinical partner Nebraska Medicine launched the LiveGreen Ambassadors Program, an employee engagement structure for volunteers passionate about incorporating sustainability into their role and department, to increase engagement and reach their ambitious net zero emissions, waste, and water goals by 2030.
Los Angeles Unified School Disctirct (LAUSD) lacked a comprehensive framework for tracking and measuring energy consumption and engaging staff, students, and the community. The District developed a suite of programs focused on health and wellness, education, recognizing partnerships, optimizing performance, improving efficiency, and sharing best practices to help achieve these goals.
Bently Mills installled a facility wide LED retrofit and high efficiency water fixtures with no upfront capital through an efficieny as a service financing program. The lighting retroift is expected to save 1.3 million kWh annually.
Wishrock Investment Group leveraged the EZ Retrofit Assessment Tool to identify cost effective energy upgrades and create a utility efficiency action plan resulting in improvements at 4 facilities.
Jamestown partnered with the Smart Energy Analytics Campaign to implement a checklist to assess and review dashboard metrics from their energy management system, helping to significanly reduce energy use across 13 properties.
DMWW improved energy efficiency and staff expertise by installing "energy monitor" systems fed by electric submeters to track pump efficiency, paired with increased training for maintenance, repair, and operations personnel - saving $185,000 annually.
Citizen Energy completed projects at two separate multifamily properties with different ownership structures using an efficiency-as-a-service financing solution, resulting in cash-flow positive outcomes since day one.
In 2019, The Tower Companies (“Tower”) installed the largest rooftop solar PV system on a mid-century multifamily building in Montgomery County, Maryland. The 122-kW installation reduces almost 10% of the overall operating costs at Blair House.
Celanese developed an energy assessment matrix that uses 41 key elements of an EMS in a tiered format, allowing for a comprehensive and layered assessment matrix that differentiates the foundational requirements of a program, from basic to advanced to leader-type elements.
WashREIT piloted and deployed a new EMIS program across its portfolio to monitor market data and property energy load profiles in real-time.
MHA successfully navigated HUD’s rules to secure more than $8 million for the rehabilitation of Apartment Towers.
Principal engaged in a pilot to assess climate-related risks for assets in one of its funds to determine material risks and applicability across the fund and individual assets. Data from the pilot enabled Principal to provide property teams with risk information, better inform organizational policies and practices around resilience, and share resilience performance with investors.
Schneider Electric developed an energy-usage model to visualize the facility’s energy performance. The tool allows on-site operators and management to detect and correct problems before they become excessive. The local team uses this tool daily to assess performance.
Using tools and resources from peers and partners, Jonathan Rose Companies is conducting detailed property resilience assessments and incorporating recommended measures into its retrofit and capital improvements strategy.
To achieve and maintain lasting operational efficiency at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing (NERSC) Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) developed a sophisticated data analytics (ODA) system – Operations Monitoring and Notification Infrastructure (OMNI) to provide key operational insights about the data centers performance and energy efficiency.
Celanese Corporation created "Energy Sparks," one page, “Did You Know” format-conversation starters and fact-sharing tools about energy topics relevant to a manufacturing plant. The information is communicated in a simple format to stimulate conversation, initiate action at the shift team level, and ultimately change employee behavior.
DWS created a centralized Climate Risk and Resiliency Checklist to identify strategies and improvements when an extreme weather event occurs.
In an effort to conserve water and reduce costs for both the company and the residents, Foundation Communities invested in a three-year AmeriCorps VISTA project through NeighborWorks America to develop a water consumption monitoring system and resident education program.
H&M improved their store energy efficiency by collaborating with landlords and utilities to apply incentive dollars to retrofit HVAC rooftop units, saving approximately $2,500 per store annually.
The Schochet Companies implemented comprehensive sustainability planning amongst all employees, and introduced the concept of a “Sustainability Roadmap” into their budgeting and refinancing processes to guide energy efficiency and sustainability projects.
Homes for America launched its portfolio-wide Green Initiative program to secure financing, develop a process for assessing energy retrofit needs, and set procedures for property managers or HFA to implement energy efficiency upgrades.
LBA Realty implemented a climate risk assessment process to identify, validate, and mitigate confirmed climate risk factors for existing buildings and during the acquisition process. It allowed property teams to produce property-level resilience plans to respond to the identified risks.
Prologis was seeking a financing solution to provide upfront capital for various investments in high-performance properties and projects across its portfolio. The company chose to raise capital through the issuance of green bonds, which have helped the company attract and retain tenants, improve the quality of buildings with new features that reduce operational costs and environmental impacts, and attract environmentally conscious investors.
Kaiser Permanente’s Richmond Medical Center was the first hospital in California to implement a microgrid that connects renewable energy and battery storage to a pre-existing, diesel-fueled backup power system in a hospital — as a result, the center stands to save an additional 2.63 MWh of energy per year, resulting in annual savings of $394,000.
Sprint's systematic approach to waste management has resulted in the company steadily increasing its waste diversion rate each year since 2008.
Iron Mountain collaborated with Redaptive in an efficiency-as-a-service product to finance energy efficiency projects, creating a flexible future cost savings program.
Lendlease found $10 million in savings and achieved its Better Buildings Challenge goal 5 years early by utilizing engagement, technology, sustainable design, and more to find savings at scale across their military housing portfolio.
A lack of finances prevented retrofits on a portfolio-wide scale as well as the capacity needed to work with all partners involved. CHA applied for HUD’s Energy Performance Contracting program, which allows PHAs to partner with an ESCO to perform energy- and water-saving upgrades. The upgrades resulted in over $480,000 in cost savings to residents.
Denver’s Energy Benchmarking Ordinance requires building owners and managers to annually assess and report their building’s energy performance while providing them with targeted resources to improve energy efficiency.
University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) developed a Skilled Trades Apprenticeship Program to overcome the impending retirement of many skilled-trades workers and address the need for a new generation of trained professionals that are familiar with modern, energy-efficient technology.
University of Utah Health completed a retro-commissioning project and installed a building energy management information system (EMIS) to find 38% annual savings.