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Why Benchmark?

This training presents compelling reasons to benchmark your facilities and portfolio, including environmental, financial, and tenant benefits. Learn about misconceptions about benchmarking and methods to overcome common barriers.

Who should participate? Property managers, energy managers, engineers, building owners, service and product providers, and organizational leaders interested in committing to benchmarking as part of their strategic energy management plan.

Pre-recorded training (Duration: 18 minutes)

Rating Energy Performance with EPA's Portfolio Manager (for Building Owners and Operators)

Learn how EPA's Portfolio Manager can help you evaluate the energy performance of facilities you own, manage, or hold for investment. This training will cover creating a user account, identifying data requirements, managing and sharing information, and establishing an energy performance rating. The rating serves as a benchmark to compare the energy performance of your facility against similar ones across the nation. From a portfolio perspective, energy performance ratings provide valuable information for making decisions regarding investments in energy efficiency, developing energy management plans, and measuring improvement over time.

Who should participate? Property managers, energy managers, engineers, and organizational leaders interested in learning about energy performance benchmarking. (Select the presentation or register for the session that corresponds to the type of facility you are planning to rate.)

Register for live Web conference. for one of the following space types:

  • Office Buildings (Duration: 120 minutes)
  • Hospitals and Medical Office Buildings (Duration: 90 minutes)
  • Public Sector (K-12 Schools, Residence Halls/Dormitories, Government Office Buildings, and Courthouses) (Duration: 60 minutes)

Pre-recorded training (Duration: 55-86 minutes)

Rating Customer Energy Performance with EPA's Portfolio Manager (for Service and Product Providers)

This presentation will cover the benefits of benchmarking your customers' facilities; how to use EPA's Portfolio Manager; how to apply for the ENERGY STAR label for buildings; and the benefits and recognition opportunities for buildings that achieve the label.

Who should participate? Organizations providing energy-efficiency products and/or services to end-users that have access to utility data.

Pre-recorded training (Duration: 40 minutes)

Automated Benchmarking (for Service and Product Providers)

Learn about EPA's automated benchmarking initiative. This training will cover how energy information services can be used to access EPA's energy performance rating system and help improve the energy management practices of your organization.

Who should participate? Organizations providing energy-efficiency products and/or services to end-users that have access to utility data.

Pre-recorded training (Duration: 26 minutes)

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