Existing Commercial Buildings – Saving Money, Energy & Water
Posted by Bryan Lauer, LEED AP in GoGreen on 20-11-2011
Is the building you own or manage sustainable?
Do you set goals/baselines for energy and water reductions and savings?
2B Green World, a sustainable consulting company specializing in Existing Commercial Buildings (EB), improves clients assets (commercial buildings) through implementing sustainable operations & maintenance (O&M) practices which raises Net Operating Income (NOI) through reducing operating expenditures, adding building value and/or savings to the tenants. Building value is created by taking the projects realized savings over a 12 month time period (starting directly after implementing sustainable practices) and dividing the Annual Savings by the Capitalization (“Cap”) Rate (Annual Dollar Savings / Cap Rate).
Marketing your building improves becasuse of implementing “Green”/Sustainable practices and demonstrating factual evidence on “Green” changes and explaining their realized benefits.
LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Certification for Existing Buildings (EB): Operations & Maintenance (O&M), is the most popular “Green”/Sustainable certification program in the World. The US Government mandates all their New Construction (NC) projects be LEED Certified and any buildings the Government leases/rents – the building must be LEED Certified or they will vacate their space to find a building that is LEED Certified!
Building Owner’s who have a Government Agency leasing space from you be careful and get your building LEED Certified before they leave when their lease is up! Getting your building LEED Certified to save your Government tenants is a small cost compared to the amount of rent that Government Agency is paying you to rent space!
Call 2B Green World to find out how to get your building LEED Certified
(813) 964-7336
“Going Green” has many benefits and will create savings for building owners:
- Reduces Energy & Water usage/expense
- Lowers Operating Expenses,
- Improves Marketing ability
- Improves Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) for building occupants
- Increases Recycling Program
- Track & Document Sustainable Operations
Be Smart, Do Your Part – Go Green Today!
2B Green World – (813) 964 – 7336
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