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    ENERGY 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 at home

    Improving your home's energy efficiency with ENERGY STAR can help to lower high energy bills, improve comfort and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Learn about the many ways to save in your home and track your progress with "My ENERGY STAR" - your new dashboard to savings.

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    A new home or apartment 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 and apartments use significantly less energy than typical new homes and apartments while delivering better comfort, quality, and durability.

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ENERGY STAR promotional mark

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ENERGY STAR certification mark

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Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR mark

  • To accompany articles about new construction projects that have been designed to earn the ENERGY STAR only
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ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager logo

  • To accompany articles about EPA’s online energy management and tracking tool, ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager

Logos for print

To request a high-resolution logo suitable for use in print materials, please visit www.energystar.gov/buildingshelp and select “Ask a Question.”  In the “Question” section of the form, please write your request, and include a description of where the logo will appear.

ENERGY STAR identity guidelines

Refer to the ENERGY STAR Identity Guidelines for proper usage of the ENERGY STAR and Portfolio Manager marks.

Graphics

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Animated cubicle tool

EPA’s ENERGY STAR program provides off-the-shelf tools, such as this interactive animated cubicle, to help organizations educate their employees about ways to save energy at work.

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ENERGY STAR Guidelines for Energy Management

EPA’s ENERGY STAR Guidelines for Energy Management offer a road-tested approach to strategic energy management.
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Animated plant tool

EPA’s ENERGY STAR program provides off-the-shelf tools, such as this interactive animated manufacturing plant, to help organizations educate their employees about ways to save energy at work.

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Consumer awareness of ENERGY STAR

Consumer awareness of ENERGY STAR has increased steadily since EPA awarded the first ENERGY STAR to a building in 1999.

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ENERGY STAR certified buildings and plants

EPA documents strong growth in the number of buildings earning its ENERGY STAR certification. Buildings that have earned the ENERGY STAR use, on average, 35 percent less energy and generate 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than typical buildings.

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Buildings benchmarking in Portfolio Manager®

This chart shows a dramatic increase in the number of buildings using EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager® tool to measure and track their energy performance.

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Energy use reductions among buildings that consistently benchmark

A recent study by EPA found that buildings that consistently benchmarked their energy use over a 3-year period showed an average 2.4-percent reduction in energy use every year. This chart shows the decrease in average energy use intensity (expressed as weather-normalized source energy use intensity) for buildings in the study.

Photos

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ENERGY STAR certified building

Buildings that have earned EPA’s ENERGY STAR certification use, on average, 35 percent less energy and generate 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than typical buildings.

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ENERGY STAR certified building

Buildings that have earned EPA’s ENERGY STAR certification use, on average, 35 percent less energy and generate 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than typical buildings.

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