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Become an IFMA ENERGY STAR®!
Enhance benchmarking efforts in facility performance
IFMA's partnership with ENERGY STAR can help facility managers benchmark their buildings and save energy. We have developed resources and tools specifically tailored to meet the needs of our members and challenge you to reduce the energy use of your building by 15% from the baseline data entered.
This free database—housed on the Environmental Protection Agency's website—helps facility managers set realistic goals, demonstrating their commitment to energy efficiency and compliance with mandatory reporting initiatives.
Need more reasons?
- Enhance benchmarking efforts in facility performance
- Reduce utility costs
- Manage energy and water consumption
- Estimate carbon footprint
- Verify and track progress of improvement projects
- Gain EPA recognition
- Help your chapter or council become an IFMA Energy Star!
Want to know how you compare to other IFMA members?
We have an IFMA ENERGY STAR Master Account!
Share your energy data with the team and we will provide a benchmarking report.
Think your building can't be benchmarked?
That's even more reason to join your peers in setting up your ENERGY STAR building profile and sharing data through IFMA's Master Account!
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It only takes 5 steps and 5 minutes…
Step 1: Visit www.energystar.gov/benchmark and log in.
In the My Portfolio screen, click “Share Facilities.”
Select a Portfolio Manager Master Account: IFMA-IFMA_Master.
Click “Add and Modify” at the bottom of the screen.Step 2: Set Access Rights to “Read Only.”
Select “No” for ALL Optional Rights.Step 3: Select the appropriate IFMA Group to share into.
DO NOT share with “Main Portfolio.”Step 4: Select the facilities in your Portfolio Manager account you will be sharing with the specific IFMA Master Account Group.
Step 5: Confirm your choices then select “Save.”
Further Resources
View the ENERGY Star Challenge FAQ »
Getting Started:
Use the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Data Collection Worksheet to identify and gather all the data you'll need to benchmark your building.
Print the Portfolio Manager Quick Reference Guide for a handy, at-a-glance guide to the basic steps of using Portfolio Manager.
View animated training providing step-by-step benchmarking instructions.
Not sure what category to put your building into?
For a full list of Building Category Types for Energy Star, visit our IFMA Energy Star Challenge Master Account Building Categories
IFMA Foundation Sustainability How-To Guide:
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
IFMA ENERGY STAR Video:
Sustainability Minute
IFMA ENERGY STAR Webinar:
ENERGY STAR and the IFMA Challenge: Saving Energy in Your Facilities
ENERGY STAR Report:
State and Local Governments Leveraging Energy Star
Questions?
View the ENERGY Star Challenge FAQ or email research@ifma.org for more information about IFMA's Energy Star Portfolio Manager account.
For technical questions related to benchmarking and troubleshooting inside Portfolio Manager, contact buildings@energystar.gov.
