A Practical Guide to Energy Management: Enhancing the Bottom Line

This publication outlines practical steps real estate managers can take to reduce energy consumption and save on energy costs. Important considerations are:

• Creating and implementing an action plan to improve energy performance
• Managing after-hours HVAC use and costs
• Heating and cooling
• Purchasing energy economically?working with the utilities, seeking special rates, aggregating power purchases
• Reviewing utility bills and learning to understand them
• Encouraging changes in occupant behavior