Recognizing the Metro Denver real estate community for
efforts to reduce energy and water use, save on operating costs, and
prepare their buildings for the future.
“This program encourages saving energy and water
in commercial buildings and that makes good business sense for many
reasons, including saving money while helping the environment. Building
owners have been focusing on energy savings for many years, because
energy represents the single largest controllable operating expense for
office buildings.”
- Jeannie Bernard, Executive Vice President, Denver Metro
BOMA
"With commercial buildings accounting for 18
percent of total U.S. energy use, programs that encourage and
reward conservation efforts can have a major impact."
- Tami Door, President & CEO, Downtown Denver
Partnership
"This program will make a significant positive impact
on Denver's carbon reduction goals."
- Michele Weingarden, Greenprint Denver
One office building and one hotel will be recognized
in each of three categories:
Super Saver — a jury awarded recognition for
superior achievement in energy and water management, overcoming unique
obstacles and emphasizing efficiency through no- and low-cost
practices.
Greatest Improvement in Efficiency — recognizing
the greatest percentage gain in energy and water performance ratings*
from the baseline year to the comparative year (a two-year period).
Most Efficient Building — recognizing the overall
highest energy and water performance rating* at the end of the
comparative year.
* performance ratings will be based on a use per square foot
measurement
How it Works
Participating buildings will use the ENERGY STAR
Portfolio Manager tool to share energy and water use with the Watts To
Water program. ENERGY STAR experts will be available to help any
participant with this process.
A benchmark year is set - in the case of this
inaugural round, that year is 2008 - and a subsequent year's data is
compared against the benchmark year to determine which properties will
be awarded recognition in three different categories.
Why Participate?
All participants will gain benefits and recognition from the
program:
- Press release announcing all participating buildings
- Listing on the Watts To Water website
- Additional media coverage and public exposure as the program
develops
- Free technical support from ENERGY STAR technicians
- Free online review of benchmarking data
- Unbiased ranking of their building’s energy efficiency with a
private report detailing overall market ranking
- Opportunity to attend educational workshops and learn how to cut
consumption even further
Contact: 303-534-6161 or info@wattstowater.org
