Resources

This page highlights case studies, videos, tools, and other resources from our partners to help organizations increase energy efficiency. Increasing energy efficiency – accomplishing the same output with less energy use - is a cost-effective way to combat climate change. Energy efficiency not only slows climate change, it also saves companies money, boosts job creation, and limits harmful power plant pollution.

Tools and guidelines to measure, benchmark, and finance building and manufacturing plant-based energy efficiencies:

• EPA Energy Star Portfolio Manager
• Buildings Energy Efficiency – Berkeley Lab
• Industrial Energy Analysis – Berkeley Lab Energy Technologies Area
• Emerging Technologies – Energy.gov
• Energy Star Building Upgrade Financing Manual
• Sustainable Operations for the Modern Office: Tenant Guide 
• The Landlord-Tenant Energy Partnership Efficiency Toolkit

Support for energy productivity:

• Forum for best practices and case studies - EP 100
• About Energy Efficiency and Energy 2030 - Alliance to Save Energy
• Why Energy productivity? - Global Alliance for Energy Productivity
• Energy productivity, low carbon transition reports - Energy Transition Commission

Case Studies:

• Spotlight: Annie's
• Spotlight: General Mills and its Natural & Organic Brands

Webinars:

• Making it Pay: Energy Efficiency Programs and Financing Options
• A Tale of Three Retailers
• The Tenant's Triumph: How to Improve Energy Signatures of Leased Facilities