Energy Conservation

Advance to Green initiatives that have been implemented throughout our portfolio include: Overview Energy Conservation Recycling Green Cleaning Tenant/Employee Education Green Building Case Studies

Advance Realty’s Energy Conservation Program provides superior benefits to our tenants and the overall environment by working to reduce energy consumption.

The ability to track and quantify energy consumption is paramount as we want to be sure the energy saving initiatives yield real results. Throughout our portfolio we benchmark using EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.

As part of our commitment to providing the highest level of excellence, Advance has accepted the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International’s 7-Point Challenge. The challenge includes goals for building owners, managers and tenants that will aid in reducing the use of natural resources, non-renewable energy sources and waste production.

Benchmarks in the 7-Point Challenge include:

• Decrease energy consumption by 30 percent across portfolios by 2012
• Employ the ENERGY STAR® metrics to benchmark energy performance and water usage
• Provide education to engineers, owners and operators
• Perform energy audits to implement low-risk and low-cost strategies
• Improve operations and building maintenance systems.

Additionally, we continually look across our portfolio to reduce energy consumption including:

• HVAC improvements
• Lighting retrofits
• Reduction or elimination of HVAC on Saturdays
• Upgrades to building management systems
• Installation of occupancy sensors
• Installation of Variable Frequency Drives
• Window film installations
• Procurement of Energy contracts
• Tenant education