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Research and reports

Two Decades of ENERGY STAR®: A Retrospective Study of EPA’s ENERGY STAR Office Buildings Score and Certification

In our latest DataTrends report, we examine how the energy use of U.S. office buildings has changed over the past two decades and how ENERGY STAR certified office buildings have performed by comparison. We also explore what may contribute to an office building’s top energy performance.

Industrial Insights: Pharmaceutical manufacturing

This 2-page factsheet presents an overview of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from pharmaceutical manufacturing in an easy-to-read format.

The factsheet is part of the Industrial Insights series, which uses EPA data to provide information on energy use in industrial facilities. EPA’s ENERGY STAR partnership has worked with the pharmaceutical manufacturers since 2004 to promote energy efficiency and best practices within the sector through the ENERGY STAR Industrial Focus initiative.

Industrial Insights: Wet Corn Milling

This 2-page factsheet presents an overview of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from wet corn mills in an easy-to-read format.

The factsheet is part of the Industrial Insights series, which uses EPA data to provide information on energy use in industrial facilities. EPA’s ENERGY STAR partnership has worked with wet corn millers since 2002 to promote energy efficiency and best practices within the sector through the ENERGY STAR Industrial Focus initiative.

ENERGY STAR 2015 Snapshot

The ENERGY STAR Snapshot provides an at-a-glance summary of the key performance indicators for the commercial and industrial program. The Snapshot summarizes national as well as state and local trends in energy and water benchmarking of commercial and industrial properties. It also provides information about ENERGY STAR certified commercial and industrial properties, and commercial building designs. 

This report provides insight on the following areas:

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Advancing Industrial Energy Efficiency 2000-2015

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expanded the ENERGY STAR program to address industrial energy efficiency in 2000. Since then, the program has helped manufacturers strengthen their energy management practices and has engaged entire manufacturing sectors in focused energy efficiency efforts. The results demonstrate that energy efficiency is a cost-effective strategy for reducing GHG emissions in the manufacturing sector.

Industrial Insights: Cement Plants

This 2-page factsheet presents an overview of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from cement plants in an easy-to-read format.

The factsheet is part of the Industrial Insights series, which uses EPA data to provide information on energy use in industrial facilities. EPA’s ENERGY STAR partnership has worked with the cement industry since 2002 to promote energy efficiency and best practices within the sector through the ENERGY STAR Industrial Focus initiative.

Industrial Insights: Automobile Assembly Plants

This 2-page factsheet presents an overview of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from automobile assembly plants in an easy-to-read format.

The factsheet is part of the Industrial Insights series, which uses EPA data to provide information on energy use in industrial facilities. EPA’s ENERGY STAR partnership has worked with the motor vehicle sector since 2002 to promote energy efficiency and best practices within the sector through the ENERGY STAR Motor Vehicle Industrial Focus initiative.

DataTrends: Energy Use in Worship Facilities

This 2-page factsheet summarizes the energy, operational, and property characteristics of worship facilities benchmarking in Portfolio Manager. Other statistics are also presented in an easy-to-read format.

The factsheet is part of the Portfolio Manager DataTrends series, which uses the data available in Portfolio Manager to examine benchmarking and trends in energy and water consumption in hundreds of thousands of U.S. commercial buildings.

DataTrends: Energy Use in Wastewater Treatment Plants

This 2-page factsheet summarizes the energy, operational, and property characteristics of wastewater treatment plants benchmarking in Portfolio Manager. Other statistics are also presented in an easy-to-read format.

The factsheet is part of the Portfolio Manager DataTrends series, which uses the data available in Portfolio Manager to examine benchmarking and trends in energy and water consumption in hundreds of thousands of U.S. commercial buildings.

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