Tools and Resources

Think you know about energy efficiency? Take this 10-question quiz to find out. The quiz is a part of EPA'sENERGY STAR Bring Your Green to Work campaign, which offers tools and interactive resources that can help you and your coworkers plan to reduce energy use in the office. Link to it from your website or offer prizes to those who get a perfect score.

This double-sided tip card lists a few easy steps to save energy wherever you are, from changing the power settings on  your computer to creating a Green Team in your office. You can print and display this card in your office or share it with your co-workers. This tip card is a part of EPA's ENERGY STAR Bring Your Green to Work campaign, which offers tools and interactive resources that can help you and your coworkers reduce energy use in the office.

Join green guru Danny Seo behind the scenes of an ENERGY STAR certified building in this four-minute video, and learn what steps all of us can take to save energy in the buildings where we work, play, and learn.

This brochure provides an at-a-glance overview of the ENERGY STAR program for commercial buildings and industrial plants. Download or order free copies to distribute to corporate management, employees, tenants, and the public.

This report is an outcome of a roundtable convened in late 2010 by the IMT and senior policy implementers from 10 states and cities,  national building energy efficiency experts, and leaders from the commercial real estate industry. The purpose was to discuss best practices for implementing commercial building benchmarking and disclosure policies. Many of these approaches have broad applicability both to current policy implementers and to those that may implement rating and disclosure policies in the future.

This document provides benchmarking guidance and reviews the benchmarking requirements for federal facilities per the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007. Use this document to understand and implement EISA 2007 benchmarking requirements for federal buildings. Information provided by the U.S. Department of Energy.

The 265-page Building Upgrade Manual is a comprehensive guide to profitable energy efficiency upgrades presented in an easy-to-understand framework designed especially for ENERGY STAR partners. Chapters address the ENERGY STAR buildings five-stage approach, leading you through the entire planning, financing, and implementation process.

Download the entire manual, below, or select a specific chapter: