ENERGY STAR CHALLENGE TRAINING SESSIONS LEARN MORE AT energystar.gov Register now at https://energystar.webex.com Join the ENERGY STARŽ Challenge and improve the energy efficiency of America's commercial and industrial buildings by 10 percent or more. Learn more by registering for these FREE online training sessions from ENERGY STAR. Innovative Financial Solutions for Drinking Water Systems and Wastewater Plants Learn how water and wastewater facilities are improving energy efficiency with innovative solutions to financial barriers. Attendees will learn about financing projects in the public and private sectors, the basics of performance contracting, and taxable versus tax-exempt lease purchasing agreements. Benchmarking Wastewater Plants in Portfolio Manager Learn how to track the progress of energy efficiency efforts and compare the energy use of wastewater treatment plants to other peer facilities across the country. Attendees will learn how to measure and track energy use and carbon dioxide emission reductions in wastewater treatment plants to establish baseline energy use, prioritize investments, set goals, and track improvements overtime. ENERGY STAR Challenge: Getting Started Learn about the tools and resources found in the ENERGY STAR Challenge Toolkit to help you improve the energy performance of your buildings and promote energy efficiency to the broader community, including schools, commercial offices, retailers, healthcare organizations, small businesses, and others. Improving Your Own Facilities: Measuring and Tracking Your Energy Use This session will review the online energy management tool, Portfolio Manager, which allows you to measure and track energy use and carbon emission reductions across a portfolio of buildings and helps your city or county lead by example with improved energy performance. Use Portfolio Manager to establish baseline energy use, prioritize investments, set goals, and track energy use improvements overtime. Promoting Energy Efficiency to Your Community Learn how to accelerate energy efficiency activities in your community. You can leverage ENERGY STAR brochures, public service announcements, press releases, posters, event ideas, and templates to help spread the word about saving energy and fighting global warming. ENERGY STAR and the LEEDŽ Rating System During this session, you will learn how to use ENERGY STAR tools and resources to help meet requirements for the LEED rating system for new commercial construction (LEED NC), existing buildings (LEED EB), and K-12 facilities (LEED for Schools). Learn more and sign up for the Challenge at www.energystar.gov/challenge ------- |