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Energy Efficient
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Energy Efficient
ProductsENERGY STAR products are independently certified to save energy without sacrificing features or functionality. Saving energy helps prevent climate change. Look for the ENERGY STAR label to save money on your energy bills and help protect our environment.
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Energy Savings
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Energy Savings
At HomeImproving your home's energy efficiency with ENERGY STAR can help to reduce high energy bills, improve comfort and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Let us help you — whether you do-it-yourself or hire a qualified professional.
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Energy Efficient
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Energy Efficient
New HomesA new home that has earned the ENERGY STAR label has undergone a process of inspections, testing, and verification to meet strict requirements set by the US EPA. ENERGY STAR certified homes use 15-30% less energy than typical new homes while delivering better comfort, quality, and durability.
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Energy Strategies for
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Buildings
& PlantsImprove financial performance and reduce carbon emissions with EPA's strategic energy management approach.
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ENERGY STAR for Multifamily Housing
Partner with ENERGY STAR to lower operating costs and demonstrate your commitment to the environment. Improved energy performance will save money, and may attract more residents, increase retention, and expand your market share.
What You Can Do
Actively manage your community’s energy usage to help control energy consumption and operating costs. Use EPA’s tools and resources below to help you establish an energy management program that includes benchmarking your building portfolio’s energy performance to track improvements over time, and making no– and low–cost O&M improvements.
- Join ENERGY STAR to show your organization–wide commitment to energy management.
- Establish a comprehensive energy management program using ENERGY STAR’s Guidelines for Energy Management.
- Learn from TIAA–CREF’s success
(64KB).
- Learn from TIAA–CREF’s success
- Read the Multifamily Housing Fact Sheet (375KB).
- Evaluate the energy use of your community using our free online tool Portfolio Manager and the Quick Reference Guide to Benchmarking for Multifamily Housing (190KB).
- Identify ways to save energy and water at your property using the No- and Low-Cost Checklist for Saving Energy and Water in Multifamily Housing (146KB)
- Participate in Online Training Sessions.
- View the pre–recorded Multifamily Benchmarking training.
- Use the Building Upgrade Manual to help you identify profitable energy–saving building upgrades.
- Purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products to save energy throughout your communities. The ENERGY STAR label appears on over 60 different product categories. Use these products to lower energy use, save money, and help protect the environment.
- Earn the ENERGY STAR for new construction Low Rise Multifamily Units
- Earn the ENERGY STAR for new construction or substantially rehabilitated Multifamily High Rise Building
- Earn recognition for continual improvements through ENERGY STAR Awards
- Learn about other ways the Multifamily Industry is managing energy and going green.
Promote Energy Efficiency to Your Residents
Get your residents involved in your energy management program by raising awareness of the importance of energy efficiency and providing information on what your residents can do on their own.
- Use customizable materials from Enterprise Community Partners to demonstrate your leadership to residents and help get them involved. Find tip cards, fact sheets, training kits, and more at ECP’s Resident Engagement
page. - Share your energy management efforts with residents, employees, investors, and industry peers.
- Encourage residents to purchase ENERGY STAR Labeled Products.
- Plan an event or involve the local community to celebrate with ENERGY STAR (3.9MB).
