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ICLEI is working with the EPA to get a sense of what ENERGY STAR tools local government are using. Below are some of the ENERGY STAR resources that can help on your emissions reduction efforts.

 

Take the ENERGY STAR Challenge

Reduce energy use in your buildings by at least 10%!
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Track Building Performance With Portfolio Manager

Portfolio Manager software tracks building energy and water use and ranks performance on a 1-100 scale.
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  • Share your data: Are you using Portfolio Manager? ICLEI is looking for members to share data so we can track how much energy our members are saving. Data will be kept confidential and only released in aggregate. To share data, click on the "Share Facilities" link from the My Portfolio page within Portfolio Manager (view a screen grab of this page). Enter the user name "ICLEIUSA" in the second box and click "Add and Modify" at the lower right. Select the "Read Only" option and click "Continue". Select the facilities you wish to share and click "Continue", then click "Save" (view a screen grab of this page). You have now shared the selected facilities with ICLEI.

  • Learn how ICLEI Members are using Portfolio Manager.

 

Get Trained

Energy Star offers trainings on using Portfolio Manager, low-cost strategies for reducing energy use, computer power management, encouraging energy efficiency in your community and more. >> View the Training Calendar

ICLEI offers trainings on how Portfolio Manager and ICLEI’s CACP software can be used in a complementary way. (training schedule under development—check back for more information).

Resource: View ICLEI’s Building Efficiency Report Template

Use ICLEI and ENERGY STAR Software Together

Used in conjunction, ICLEI and EPA’s complementary, easy-to-use software tools create a more complete picture of building energy use and efficiency opportunities within a community. 
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Use ICLEI’s CACP software to:

  • Create a comprehensive accounting of government and community energy use, energy spending, greenhouse gas and criteria air pollutant emissions across all sectors
  • Measure all types of energy use including buildings, vehicles, waste, and more
  • Forecast the impact of reduction measures


Use EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager software to:

  • Track monthly energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, costs, and water consumption.
  • Rank your facility – and entire portfolio’s - energy performance on a scale of 1-100.
  • Recognize achievements through the ENERGY STAR awards program
  • Accumulate points towards LEED certification


Use either program to:

  • Track building energy use and measure changes to see impact of efficiency projects
  • Calculate equivalent CO2 emissions from building energy consumption


Streamline your data collection for both tools by:

  • Collecting energy data by month or billing period
  • Collecting building characteristic and operations information along with energy use
  • Choosing the same baseline period and interim years for both programs

 

 
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Endorse the Blueprint
ICLEI and Climate Communities invite all local elected leaders to read and endorse a Climate Action Blueprint for the next President and Congress. Deadline is Nov. 28, 2008.
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