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HomeI mpr ovement s TheSubMet erTr ap: WhySmar tTenant sAr eAs ki ngTougherQues t i ons AboutEner gy Mos tbus i nes s eswoul dn' ts i gnoffani nvoi cet heycoul dn' tver i f y . Yetmanyt enant sr out i nel ypayener gybi l l swi t houtf ul l yunder s t andi nghow cos t s havebeencal cul at edorhow muchener gyt heyhaveact ual l ycons umed. Asener gycos t s , car bonr epor t i ngands us t ai nabi l i t yexpect at i onscont i nuet o moveupt hecor por at eagenda, acces st oaccur at econs umpt i ondat ai sbecomi ng i ncr eas i ngl yi mpor t ant . I nmul t i occupancybui l di ngs , however , s ubmet er i ngar r angement scanl eaveoccupi er swi t hl i mi t edvi s i bi l i t yoft hei nf or mat i ont heyneed t omanagecos t sandper f or manceeffect i vel y. Payi ngt hebi l l wi t houts eei ngt hedat a Mos tor gani s at i onswoul dneveracceptani nvoi cef orr aw mat er i al s , l ogi s t i csor t el ecommuni cat i onswi t houtunder s t andi ngwhatt heyar ebei ngchar gedf or . Yet ener gyi sof t ent r eat eddi ffer ent l y. Manyt enant sr ecei vear echar gei nvoi ceeachmont horquar t erwi t hl i t t l evi s i bi l i t y oft heunder l yi ngcons umpt i ondat a. Somer ecei ves ummar yfigur esbutnoacces s t omet err eadi ngs , whi l eot her ss t r uggl et ounder s t andhow s har edcos t shave beenappor t i oned. Wi t houtaccur at e, t i mel yener gydat a, i tbecomesdi fficul tt odet er mi newhet her cons umpt i oni si ncr eas i ng, char gesr eflectact ualus age, oreffici encyi ni t i at i vesar e del i ver i ngr es ul t s . Li mi t edvi s i bi l i t yal s ohi nder sper f or mancebenchmar ki ng, cos t cont r olands us t ai nabi l i t yr epor t i ng. I neffect , or gani s at i onsar epayi ngf orener gywi t houtt hei nf or mat i onneededt o f ul l yunder s t and, manageoropt i mi s ei t . I ncr eas i ngl y, t hati nf or mat i oni sr el i ed uponbyfinancedi r ect or s , s us t ai nabi l i t ymanager sandbus i nes sl eader sal i ke. Thecos tofoper at i ngbl i nd Atat i mewhenbus i nes s esar ewor ki nghar dt oi mpr oveeffici encyandcont r ol cos t s , ener gydat ahasbecomeaval uabl emanagementt ool . Cons ump m t i ondat ahel psor gani s at i onsi dent i f ywas t e, f or ecas tbudget s , s uppor t i nves t mentdeci s i onsandmeas ur eper f or mance. I ti sal s oi ncr eas i ngl yi mpor t ant f orcar bonaccount i ng, s us t ai nabi l i t yr epor t i ngandESGdi s cl os ur es . Or gani s at i ons of t enr el yons peci al i s tener gybur eaus er vi cest ocons ol i dat e, val i dat eandanal ys eut i l i t ydat af r om acr os st hei res t at es . Whent hatdat ai si ncompl et e, del ayedorunavai l abl e, i nf or meddeci s i onmaki ng becomesf armor edi fficul t . Twooccupi er smays pendt hes ameamountonener gy, butonl yonehast hevi s i bi l i t yt ounder s t andwher ei ti sbei ngus ed, whet hercos t s ar ei ncr eas i ngandhow i mpr ovement scanbemade. Theot heri seffect i vel yoper at i ngbl i nd. Dat at hatchangesbehavi our , notj us tbi l l s Ther ei sal s oabehavi our aldi mens i ont ocons i der . Meani ngf ulener gydat adoes mor et hanval i dat ei nvoi cesors uppor tr epor t i ng. I thel pspeopl eunder s t andhow t hei rdayt odaydeci s i onsaffectcons umpt i on, cos tandcar bon. Whenoccupi er scans eecl earpat t er nsi nt hei rener gyus e, t heyar ebet t erpl aced t oques t i onwhati shappeni ngwi t hi nt hei rs pace. Unexpect edover ni ghtcons umpt i on, weekends pi kes , i neffici entheat i ngandcool i ngs chedul es , orequi pment bei ngl ef tonunneces s ar i l yal lbecomeeas i ert oi dent i f yandaddr es s . Thi si swher edat abecomeseducat i onal . I tt ur nsener gyf r om anabs t r actover headi nt os omet hi ngempl oyees , f aci l i t i est eamsandbus i nes sl eader scani nfluence. Bymaki ngcons umpt i onvi s i bl eandunder s t andabl e, or gani s at i onscanencour agebet t erhabi t s , s uppor toper at i onalchangesandgi vepeopl eowner s hi pof t heact i onst hatr educewas t e. I nt hats ens e, acces st ogoodener gydat ai snotonl yaques t i onoft r ans par ency. I t i sal s oapr act i calt oolf orchangi ngbehavi ourandi mpr ovi ngper f or manceover t i me. I t ' snotj us tel ect r i ci t y I nmanymul t i occupi edbui l di ngs , ener gycos t sext endbeyondel ect r i ci t ys uppl i eddi r ect l yt oat enant ' ss pace. Heat i ng, cool i ng, wat erandevenwas t emanagementcos t smayber ecover ed t hr oughs er vi cechar gesorappor t i onmentmet hodol ogi est hatar enotal waysf ul l y under s t oodbyoccupi er s . Wher ei nf r as t r uct ur ei ss har ed, cos t sar eof t enappor t i onedus i ngfloorar ea, occupancyl evel sorot heragr eedmet hodol ogi esr at hert hanact ualcons umpt i on. Whi l et hes ear r angement sar eof t enneces s ar y, t heycanmakei tdi fficul tf ort enant st ounder s t andwhati sdr i vi ngcos t sandwhet hereffici encymeas ur esar edel i ver i ngs avi ngs . Asmor es har eds er vi cesar ei nvol ved, t r ans par entmet er i ng, cl earal l ocat i on met hodol ogi esandacces st os uppor t i ngdat abecomei ncr eas i ngl yi mpor t ant . Whyt hi si sbecomi ngabi ggeri s s ue Hi s t or i cal l y, t hepr i mar ypur pos eofener gybi l l i ngwascos tr ecover y. Today, expect at i onsar echangi ng. Bus i nes s esar ebei ngas kedt opr ovi dei ncr eas i ngl ydet ai l edi nf or mat i onabout t hei renvi r onment alper f or mance. Cus t omer s , i nves t or s , l ender sandcor por at e

r epor t i ngf r amewor ksal lpl acegr eat eremphas i s onunder s t andi ngener gyus eandcar bon emi s s i ons . Foroccupi er swi t hl i mi t edacces st oener gydat a, meet i ngt hes eexpect at i onscanbecome s i gni ficant l ymor edi fficul t . Whatwasonceanoper at i onali nconveni encei s r api dl ybecomi ngabus i nes sr i s k. Ques t i onsever yt enants houl das kbef or es i gni ng al eas e Thegoodnewsi st hatmanyoft hes echal l enges canbeaddr es s edbef or eat enancyagr eementi s s i gned. Ener gyar r angement sdes er vet hes ames cr ut i ny asr entr evi ewsands er vi cechar ges . Keyques t i onsi ncl ude: Howwi l lourener gycons umpt i onbemeas ur ed? Under s t andi ngwhet hercons umpt i oni sr ecor dedt hr oughadedi cat edmet eror s har eds ubmet eri ses s ent i al . Bus i nes s ess eeki nggr eat ercl ar i t yons ubmet er i ng ar r angement scanbenefitf r om r evi ewi ngpr act i calgui danceont enantener gy dat aands ubmet er i ngbef or eent er i ngl eas enegot i at i ons . Thi si spar t i cul ar l yi mpor t anti nbui l di ngss er vedbycommunalheat i ngorcool i ng s ys t ems , wher eheatnet wor kar r angement smayoper at es epar at el yf r om t r adi t i onalel ect r i ci t ys uppl i es . Occupi er ss houl dunder s t andhow heatcons umpt i oni s meas ur ed, bi l l edandevi denced. How ar eener gycos t sal l ocat ed? Tenant ss houl dunder s t andexact l yhow ut i l i t ycos t sar eappor t i onedandwhet her anyes t i mat es , as s umpt i onsors har edar eacal cul at i onsar ei nvol ved. Wi l l wehaveacces st oourcons umpt i ondat a? Recei vi ngani nvoi cei snott hes ameasr ecei vi ngmeani ngf ulener gyi nf or mat i on. Tenant ss houl des t abl i s hwhatdat awi l lbepr ovi ded, how f r equent l yi twi l lbe avai l abl eandwhet heri tcanbeus edf ori nt er nalr epor t i ng. Canweacces shi s t or i ccons umpt i oni nf or mat i on? Pr evi ousener gyper f or mancecanpr ovi deval uabl ei ns i ghti nt ol i kel yoper at i ng cos t sandf ut ur eeffici encyoppor t uni t i es . How ar ebi l l i nger r or sr es ol ved? Ever ybi l l i ngpr oces ss houl di ncl udeacl earmechani s mf ori nves t i gat i ngdi s cr epanci esandval i dat i ngchar ges . Cant hedat as uppor ts us t ai nabi l i t yr epor t i ng? Asr epor t i ngr equi r ement scont i nuet oevol ve, bus i nes s ess houl dens ur et heycan acces st hei nf or mat i onneededt os uppor tcar bonands us t ai nabi l i t ydi s cl os ur es . Whoi sr es pons i bl ef ormet eraccur acyandmai nt enance? Rel i abl edat adependsonr el i abl ei nf r as t r uct ur e. Res pons i bi l i t i ess houl dbecl ear l ydefinedf r om t heout s et . How ar es har eds er vi cesandcommonar easchar ged? Wher eheat i ng, cool i ng, l i ght i ng, wat erorot herbui l di ngs er vi cesar es har ed, t enant ss houl dunder s t andt hemet hodol ogyus edt oappor t i oncos t sandwhet her t hos ecal cul at i onscanbei ndependent l yver i fied. Ener gydat ai sbecomi ngal eas enegot i at i oni s s ue Thecommer ci alpr oper t ys ect ori sunder goi ngabr oaders hi f ti nexpect at i ons . J us tasEPCr at i ngshavebecomeani ncr eas i ngl yi mpor t antcons i der at i onf oroccupi er s , vi s i bi l i t yofener gycons umpt i ondat ai sl i kel yt obecomeakeyf act ori n f ut ur el eas i ngdeci s i ons . Bus i nes s esar er ecogni s i ngt hatt heabi l i t yt omanageener gycos t sdependson t heabi l i t yt omeas ur et hem accur at el y. Wi t houtt r ans par ent , acces s i bl eandaudi t abl edat a, event hemos tambi t i ouseffici encyors us t ai nabi l i t ys t r at egi eswi l l s t r uggl et odel i vermeani ngf ulr es ul t s . Looki ngbeyondt hei nvoi ce Thebi gges tr i s kf aci ngmanyt enant si snotneces s ar i l yr i s i ngener gypr i ces ; i ti s payi ngf orener gyt heycannotpr oper l ys ee, under s t and, ormanage. Bef or es i gni ngal eas e, bus i nes s ess houl dbeas ki ngmor et hanhow mucha s pacewi l lcos t . Theys houl dal s obeas ki ngwhati nf or mat i ont heywi l lr ecei vet o hel pcont r olt hos ecos t st hr oughoutt hel i f eoft het enancy. Becaus ei nt oday' sbus i nes senvi r onment , acces st ogoodener gydat ai sno l ongerat echni caldet ai l . I ti sacommer ci aladvant age. Rel eas ef r om TEAM ( Ener gyAudi t i ngAgency t d


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Wi t hwat err es t r i ct i onsandhos epi pebans poppi ngupacr os smos toft hecount r y, us i nga t r adi t i onals pr i nkl eri s n’ tanopt i on. Butever ydr op count s : •Maket hemos tofr ai nwat erandgr eywat er : Tap i nt owat erbut t sorr eus el ef t overhous ehol dwat er ( l i kecool edbat hwat erorwas hi ngupwat er , pr ovi dedi tdoes n’ thavehar s hchemi cal s ) .

•Setyourmowert oi t shi ghes ts et t i ngort akea l i t t l ebr eakf r om mowi ngal t oget herunt i l yous ee heal t hygr eens hoot sr et ur ni ng. •I fyoudomow, l eavet hefinecl i ppi ngsont he l awn. Theyactasanat ur albl anket , s hadi ngt he s oi landhel pi ngi thol dont omoi s t ur e. 4. Needanext r aboos tf ors t ubbor npat ches ?

•Ti mei tr i ght : Al waysgi veyourl awnadr i nki nt he ear l ymor ni ngorl at eeveni ng. Wat er i ngi nt he heatoft hedaymeansupt o40%oft hewat er evapor at esbef or ei tevenr eachest hedi r t . •Focusont hewor s ts pot s : I fus i ngawat er i ngcan, f ocusonhi ght r afficar easort hepat chest hatgot hi thar des tbyt hes unr at hert hant r yi ngt ocover ever yi nch. 2. Gi vet hes oi lal i t t l ebr eat hi ngr oom Tohel pwat ers i nkdownt ot her oot si ns t eadof s l i di ngofft het op, yours oi lneedsal i t t l ehel p openi ngup: •Takeagar denf or kandgent l ypus hhol esi nt o t hegr oundacr os sdr y, compact edpat ches . •Thi ss i mpl et r i ckcr eat eseas ychannel sf orwat er andai rt ot r avelr i ghtdownt owher et her oot s needi tmos t .

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