The first IREM Energy Efficiency Survey, conducted in 2016, asked respondents about their building energy efficiency perceptions and practices. This report focuses on survey questions related to financial analysis of energy efficiency and presents insights on financial analysis methods, barriers to energy efficiency, financing of energy projects, and other topics. Read the report to benchmark your own sustainability practices and learn ways to move towards greater cost-saving energy efficiency for your real estate portfolio.

John Klein, Sharon Levin, and Deborah Cloutier

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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

IREM, 2005
eBook, 64 pages
ISBN: 978-1-57203-112-8

John Klein, JDM Associates, with Alison Drucker and Kirk Vizzier

This key report covers the practical benefits of sustainability and offers examples and strategies to start going green. The real estate industry thrives on the use of environmental resources like land, materials, energy and water. Reducing the impacts of these resources provides opportunities for property managers and owners to increase the market value of their properties, minimize operating costs and better respond to market demands. Learn:

• Where the real estate industry is today regarding sustainability
• How to assess your properties for energy consumption
• What you can do to minimize energy and water use in buildings
• How conservation efforts will affect your bottom line
• When and where to best apply green methods to your properties

IREM, 2008
ISBN: 1-57203-180-8