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In 2021, MetLife Investment Management and property manager, Bozzuto Management Company, led ENERGY STAR Treasure Hunts at six multifamily properties across the United States. This two-page case study shares the positive impact they had on MetLife’s properties and their ENERGY STAR scores.
This 2-page case study describes how an affordable housing property manager in Virginia utilized an ENERGY STAR Treasure Hunt to successfully engage its employees and residents in identifying and implementing energy and water efficiency upgrades across its portfolio.
This 4-page document gives examples of some of the multifamily industry’s best practices for engaging employees and customers to achieve better results. It also identifies ENERGY STAR tools and resources that can help.
While the process of benchmarking is similar for all property types, multifamily owners and managers may encounter some specific challenges. This 3-page guide is intended to highlight those challenges and to provide solutions and a straightforward path towards benchmarking multifamily properties.
Use this guide to help your multifamily property take the leap to an ENERGY STAR score of 75, with low-cost energy-efficiency strategies and best practices.
Customize this sample leasing brochure by adding your logo and details about the sustainability measures implemented on your property. Use it to help promote your apartment properties to residents and prospective renters.
Learn how the "Irrigated Area" field in Portfolio Manager is identified and defined. Because outdoor water use can represent a significant portion of water consumption in many buildings, it's an important factor in calculating EPA's 1-100 Water Score for multifamily properties.
When you're trying decide which apartment to lease, your monthly costs are more than just rent -- utility costs add up, too. This one-page infographic shows how renters can save money, energy, and water by leasing at a property that has earned the ENERGY STAR certification and uses ENERGY STAR certified appliances and products. See a side-by-side comparison of costs between an apartment with ENERGY STAR certified appliances and products and one without. And remember to ask about ENERGY STAR the next time you're apartment shopping.
