Housekeeping All lines will be muted to ensure

Housekeeping • All lines will be muted to ensure sound quality • This webinar will be recorded and posted at www. energystar. gov/buildings/training • Use the chat window to ask questions along the way. • We’ll address them at the end!

Team Up Now for the 2015 EPA National Building Competition! February 10, 2015

Agenda • • • Overview of the EPA National Building Competition The 2015 Season: Team Challenge! Top 3 reasons why you should compete Tools to get started saving energy and water Register now!

Overview of the EPA National Building Competition • A coast-to-coast competition among commercial building teams to work off the waste and reduce energy and water use • Winners demonstrate the greatest reduction in energy and water use on a percentage basis • Progress tracked at www. energystar. gov/ Battle. Of. The. Buildings

Competition History This is the largest and longest running competition of its kind in the nation! 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 14 competitors 245 competitors 3, 200+ competitors 3, 300+ competitors 5, 500+ competitors! Find out in July 2015! Class of 2014

Examples of Past Competitors • • • Banking companies City and State government Convenience store chains Data centers Federal government Hospitals Hotel groups Houses of worship Manufacturing groups MLB stadiums Museums • • • Real Estate Management Companies Restaurants Retailors School Districts Supermarket chains Warehouses

Past Winner Achievements • On average, properties saving energy reduce consumption by 8% and $25, 000 over the competition period • Hundreds of finishers reduce energy use by 10% or more each year • Top 10 finishers always reduce energy use by more than 25% • Annual competition savings of more than $20 million

The 2015 Season: Team Challenge!

Overview of the 2015 Competition • Teams of 5 or more buildings can register to compete together • Individual buildings can register to compete, as always • Compete to save energy, or energy and water • Buildings and teams that demonstrate the greatest percent reduction in energy or water use intensity will be recognized by EPA • Register through May 31 at www. energystar. gov/Battleofthe. Buildings

Rules of the Game • Competitor data must be submitted via Portfolio Manager at registration, midpoint, and end of competition • Winners determined by percent change weather normalized source energy use intensity (k. Btu/sf) from 2014 to 2015 • To receive recognition, buildings must have their energy and/or water use data validated by a licensed professional engineer or registered architect upon EPA request • Team improvement determined by taking percent change in [total energy use]/[total square footage] from 2014 to 2015 • Rules of the game and FAQs available at www. energystar. gov/Battleofthe. Buildings

Who Can Compete? • All commercial buildings! • To register, submit whole-building energy use data via Portfolio Manager for calendar year 2014 • If you compete to reduce water consumption, you must also submit water use data via Portfolio Manager for calendar year 2014 • Industrial buildings are eligible to compete only if 60% or more of the site’s energy load is due to non-production process utility systems

Team up to cut waste! • A team is defined as any group of five or more buildings and could be: – – – Your entire portfolio of buildings The A-Team All the middle schools in a school district All fire stations in a city Five stores and a warehouse operated by a retailer Multiple clients of an energy consulting firm A REIT’s office buildings that are bigger than 250, 000 square feet – Ten baseball stadiums affiliated with an association

Examples of Teams from the 2014 EPA National Building Competition • The Kroger Co. – Entered its entire supermarket portfolio to the competition • U. S. General Services Administration – Created 11 separate teams for each of its 11 regions – Created a super team encompassing all 11 regions • Frisco Independent School District – Created separate teams for its elementary, middle, and high schools, and another team for non-school buildings • Hillsborough County, Florida – Created separate teams for dorms, fire stations, libraries, offices, preschools, public services

How to Choose Team Buildings • Ensure you can report building energy (and water) data throughout the competition period • Poorly performing buildings have the most room for improvement • Choose such buildings where: – You know low cost or no cost methods can be implemented, or – There are plans for equipment upgrades or operational improvements in 2015, or – You can effectively engage tenants and encourage behavior change

How Do You Win? • Get recognized for both energy and water savings in these categories: – – – Top Teams Top Building by Category 20% Team Reduction 20% Building Reduction Federal Building Recognition

Attn: Energy Services Companies! • Get your clients in the game and get listed as a coach on the competition website • Just make sure you’re listed as the client service and product provider in Portfolio Manager • Your name and the number of buildings you’re supporting will be listed on the EPA competition website • See the list of 2014 as an example at www. energystar. gov/Battleofthe. Buildings

Key Dates and Timeline Baseline energy performance period Comparative energy performance period January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014 January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015 Jan. 2015 • KEY DATES – – – Registration Opens: January 1, 2015 Registration Closes: May 31, 2015 Official Launch: July 2015 Midpoint: September 2015 Winner Announcement: April 2016 July Sept. 2015 Jan. 2016 EPA Publicity Period April 2016

Top 3 Reasons Why You Should Compete

#1 Save Money • Average energy savings is roughly 8% and $25, 000 • Top 15 finishers have saved anywhere from $5, 000 to more than $250, 000 in just one year!

#2 Earn National Recognition • EPA awards top performers for saving energy and water • EPA promotes your role in the competition – Press releases at competition launch and conclusion – All competitors listed on the competition website – Live Twitter feed – Online wrap-up report summarizing top performers

#3 Leverage the Platform for Organizationwide Sustainability • Past competitors have said this was the first time they were able to get anyone in their organization to take notice of energy management • Competition provides great ready-made technical and communications resources to help you get everyone on board • Use these resources to encourage friendly competition within your organization to generate savings!

Tools to Get You Started Saving Energy and Water

Communication Resources • • Talking points Ideas for promoting your participation Social media guide Customizable templates – – Power. Point slides Blast email Newsletter article Stakeholder letter • Creative graphics • Press release (coming this Spring!) • All available via www. energystar. gov/Battleofthe. Buildings

Technical resources • Guidelines for Energy Management • Building Upgrade Manual • Energy Treasure Hunt Guide: Simple Steps to Finding Energy Savings • 8 Great Strategies to Engage Tenants on Energy Efficiency • Bring Your Green to Work • Water. Sense at Work • ENERGY STAR Calculators • Available at www. energystar. gov/Battleofthe. Buildings

New Resource: The Energy Treasure Hunt Guide • Complements the ENERGY STAR Guidelines to Energy Management • Engages employees to help identify low-cost energy saving opportunities from behavioral, operational, and maintenance actions • Originally developed for industrial facilities but can also be used for commercial buildings • Includes – Examples from ENERGY STAR partner organizations – Checklists to illustrate practices and help with implementation

Monthly ENERGY STAR Webinars • ENERGY STAR webinars cover technical and behavioral issues related to energy efficiency • Upcoming relevant webinar topics include: – The Energy Treasure Hunt Guide – Understanding the Energy-Water Nexus – Financing Energy Efficient Upgrades with ENERGY STAR – ENERGY STAR Office Hours (monthly topics with open floor for questions) • Webinars listed at https: //esbuildings. webex. com

Stories from Past Winners • Review stories behind the battle to get ideas about how you could win the 2015 battle! • Illustrates diversity of participants and the ways in which they saved energy and money • Good source of inspiration for 2015!

Register Now!

Choose Buildings and Teams • Identify a team and/or individual buildings that will compete • Make sure buildings have complete energy data for 2014 entered in Portfolio Manager • If you wish to compete for water savings, ensure water data for 2014 is also input to Portfolio Manager * You may need to wait several weeks to get complete utility data for calendar year 2014

Submit Building Information to ENERGY STAR • Visit the competition website for registration instructions at https: //www. energystar. gov/buildings/register_2015_e pa_energy_star_national_building_competition • By May 31, using instructions provided on the website: – Submit building energy/water data via Portfolio Manager – Name and declare your team to EPA

Start Saving! • Use the ENERGY STAR technical and communication resources to start engaging your staff and/or community in cutting energy and water waste • Download the ENERGY STAR Guidelines to Energy Management, the Energy Treasure Hunt Guide, and Water. Sense at Work to strategize your 2015 energy and water savings • Get ready for the July public launch of the competition by gathering quotes to include in a press release • Talk it up on Twitter using #ESNBC!

Questions? For Rules of the Game and FAQs: www. energystar. gov/Battleofthe. Buildings For answers to technical Portfolio Manager questions, and to submit a question about the competition, please visit www. energystar. gov/buildingshelp