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Commercial efficiency

for Offices

EPA's Low Carbon IT - Save up to $50 per computer annually! New!
Computers use a large percentage of an office's energy budget. However, if you activate the power management features on your computers and monitors, you can save energy, save money, and lower your carbon footprint! Learn more and take the pledge to join the ENERGY STAR Low Carbon IT Campaign.

Portfolio Manager is an interactive energy management tool that allows you to track and assess energy and water consumption across your entire portfolio of buildings

Energy Star Guidlines for Energy Management
This guide will lead you through steps of energy management similar to the "Plan, do, check, act" strategy used in environmental management systems.

Office Energy Checklist 

for Schools

EnergySmart Schools
Schools spend more on energy than any other cost except personnel. Learn more about planning, financing, designing, and building a high-performance school.

Classroom energy audits. Have students evaluate energy usage in their classrooms and learn about energy efficiency.

for Retail Businesses

Portfolio Manager is an interactive energy management tool that allows you to track and assess energy and water consumption across your entire portfolio of buildings

 

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Cool Companies.org helps companies design and implement strategies to cut energy use and pollution

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