April 23, 2007—To commemorate Earth Day and bring awareness to the importance of energy conservation in commercial buildings, The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International has released its top 10 ways for building owners and managers to reduce energy consumption.
The no or low-cost strategies that made the list are part of the nationally recognized BOMA Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP) that offers commercial real estate professionals strategies to reduce energy consumption by as much as 30 percent.
They are:
- Check that equipment is functioning as designed;
- Consider your cleaning options;
- Encourage tenants to turn off equipment;
- Use high-efficiency LED exit signs;
- Institute an energy awareness program;
- Install monitor power management software;
- Change incandescent lights to CFL and HID;
- Harvest daylight;
- Evaluate after-hours usage; and
- Adjust ventilation.
For more information on the BOMA Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP), visit the Web site.
