May 2016
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BOMA Convention Update: "Connect"-ing Utilities and CRE Managers to Achieve Portfolio-Wide Efficiency

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Everyone involved in portfolio-wide energy management will want to be at the BOMA International Convention in Washington DC on the afternoon of Monday, June 27, to hear the details of how the BOMA HP (High Performance) "Connect" program works and the results it is now achieving.

The seminar, entitled Connecting Commercial Real Estate and Utilities: Achieving Energy Savings in Commercial Buildings runs that Monday from 2:15 to 3:15 pm, and will feature BOMA/NY’s own Eric Duchon, Chair of the Energy & Sustainability Committee.

Eric will be speaking in his role as Director, Sustainability Strategies at Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., which collaborated with Waypoint Building Group and the Pacific Gas & Electric Utility company to undertake the "Connect" program.

According to BOMA International, the program was created and launched in 2013 to overcome the hurdles "with traditional energy efficiency program and market engagement practices that are often implemented without the analysis of key data for owners and tenants." Its goal is to "help drive great uptake of efficiency improvements by combining building and energy data to develop the best business case" for such improvements. The program provides targeted support, the portfolio approach also facilitates collaboration among decision-makers, and project recommendations are tied to such key milestones as capital budget deadlines and tenant space fit-outs.

Seminar attendees will:

• Discover how to address and overcome the split-incentive barrier.

• Establish the best way to improve energy conservation measure adoption rates in commercial buildings.

• Learn how to work with utilities to optimize building efficiency across a portfolio.

• Determine how to create a durable pipeline of future energy projects.

To make sure you gain all the insight you can from this seminar and the more than 40 other learning opportunities, workshops and seminars offered at the Conference, make sure you register today at http://www.bomaconvention.org/boma2016/public/enter.aspx.