Energy usage data is a key building block for developing and tracking effective efficiency plans. Organizations can ensure high-quality energy data through a combination of strategies such as direct connections to utilities, smart metering, and energy management systems. Read on for real-world examples of how a variety of property owners overcame data challenges and integrated utility data into strategic energy planning.
There are many ways to finance energy efficiency projects in buildings you own or occupy. The Navigator helps you cut through this complexity to secure financing that works for you.
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The resources on this page are part of Better Buildings' Market Solutions efforts, through which DOE coordinates with industry leaders to overcome non-technical barriers to energy efficiency. To explore other Market Solutions resources, click the link below.
Featured Solutions
This collection of no-cost data management and modeling tools can support Better Buildings partners in the commercial sector to manage organizational energy, emissions, and other sustainability data.
Better Buildings partners discuss how pursuing ISO certification helped to develop an organization-wide approach to energy data collection and efficiency improvements across multiple facilities.
Read how The Westory office building used Washington, DC's Building Energy Performance Standard as an impetus for energy efficiency improvements and certification with the assistance of Cushman & Wakefield's Energy & Sustainability Services.
Other Resources
Toolkits
The Energy Data Accelerator Toolkit is a collection of resources enabling other utilities and communities to learn and benefit from the work of the Accelerator, specifically on how to gain data needed for benchmarking.
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Energy Data Management Guide
A step-by-step approach for state and local governments and K-12 school districts to implement energy data management programs. Many resources here make the case for energy data management for both public and private organizations.Landlord-Tenant Energy Partnership Analysis: Why Landlords Should Take the Lead On Installing Submeter Technology
This report has case studies providing evidence and supporting resources for the benefits of submetering in commercial and retail buildings.Submetering Resources for Commercial Buildings
Find resources on implementing submetering, building the business case for submetering, and analyzing submeter data developed in a previous DOE series.