Get Started with the Benchmarking Starter Kit
Find Out What Data You’ll Need to Benchmark
Use the data collection worksheet. Before you start, it’ll help speed up the process if you first collect all the data you’ll need to enter into Portfolio Manager. Use the data collection worksheet to get a complete list of the information required for your specific building, then create a PDF or Word document to print and fill out so all of the data is right in front of you.
Building Upgrades
The ENERGY STAR Building Upgrade Manual is a practical guide that helps you plan and achieve profitable improvements to your building.
A staged approach to building upgrades will help to increase the financial and environmental benefits realized. The stages recommended by the EPA account for the interactions among all the energy flows in a building and produce a systematic method for planning upgrades. Each stage includes changes that will affect the upgrades performed in subsequent stages, so when performed sequentially, they set up the overall process for the greatest energy and cost savings.