ENERGY STAR^® benchmarking

EEFG helps clients benchmark their facilities’ energy performance. EEFG will collect the required information and enter it into EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager to generate an ENERGY STAR benchmark score and produce a Statement of Energy Performance. For buildings that earn scores of 75 or higher, EEFG will arrange to have a licensed building professional verify the results and obtain an ENERGY STAR label for the facility.

The ENERGY STAR label is a nationally recognized icon that will communicate your superior energy performance to management, customers, and shareholders. To learn more about ENERGY STAR, visit www.energystar.gov.

EEFG is ideally qualified to help organizations benchmark their buildings’ energy performance using EPA’s Portfolio Manager tool. EEFG was part of the original team that helped the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) test and deploy the ENERGY STAR label in 1998. Working in support of the EPA, Mark Jewell personally recruited owners and managers representing more than two billion square feet of properties to begin using this tool to make their buildings more competitive, profitable, and valuable. Since then, his team has helped hundreds of buildings get benchmarked.

Since 2010, EEFG has offered more than 50 benchmarking trainings for Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E), Southern California Gas (SoCalGas), the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), and the International Facility Management Association (IFMA). EEFG has provided benchmarking training and related services to more than 70 local governments. Recently, the City and County of San Francisco’s Department of Environment engaged EEFG to develop and deliver outreach and training services to support its new benchmarking and auditing ordinance.

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"Since taking the class, I have increased my speaking engagements, re-written our energy efficiency program, made several sales, re-created a “resonating” sales presentation and have many new opportunities. I rave about your class to fellow professionals."
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"Thank you very much for a TON of useful information and ideas. I was amazed by the quality and depth of your presentation. Way to go!"
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"I feel inspired and equipped with a plan to elevate my customer solutions to a level unmatched in my market."
"Mark and Rachel, I'm humbled and grateful to have been privy to your class, to see the level of effort and professionalism in your work, and finally to be inspired to emulate what I have learned about energy efficiency selling."
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"Thanks for the opportunity to take some great classes in energy and sales this past year. The knowledge I have obtained was very beneficial in the hiring process of attaining my current position in the energy field."
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"So well done… and keep up the good (and important) work that you're doing."
"Yesterday's classes were more than informative--they were inspirational as well!"
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"I acquired some very useful skill, including a language that I can use to get decision makers to appreciate energy efficiency opportunities."
"Just wanted to thank you for an amazing class!"