The Energy Star Statement of Energy Performance, which includes the associated on-site emissions, can be generated very easily from the Portfolio Manager website.

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The Energy Star Statement of Energy Performance, which includes the associated on-site emissions, can be generated very easily from the Portfolio Manager website.

Produce documentation of participation in a third-party voluntary reporting program. Your current choices are WRI/WBCSD, Energy Star, or EPA Climate Leaders.

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Produce documentation of participation in a third-party voluntary reporting program. Your current choices are WRI/WBCSD, Energy Star, or EPA Climate Leaders.

Consider whether your parent corporation has participated in a GHG inventory that analyzes the data for all of its buildings, including your specific project building. You may make use of the general company-wide results of such an inventory to give an in

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Consider whether your parent corporation has participated in a GHG inventory that analyzes the data for all of its buildings, including your specific project building. You may make use of the general company-wide results of such an inventory to give an indication of the overall greenhouse gas impacts, but must also summarize building-specific data to highlight the emissions for your project building only.

WRI/WBCSD is emerging as the dominant protocol with this best analysis tools in the industry. However, it approaches emissions tracking and reporting on the scale of an entire company rather than by individual building. The WRI/WBCSD Protocol tools are ad

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WRI/WBCSD approaches emissions tracking and reporting on the scale of an entire company rather than by individual building. The WRI/WBCSD Protocol tools are adaptable to single-building applications, but take care to fully understand this adjustment. If your entire company uses more buildings than just your project building, you won’t be able to take full advantage of these tools and would probably be better off using Portfolio Manager for the purposes of this credit.

If you commit to performing a full GHG inventory using a third-party voluntary reporting program, such as WRI/WBCSD or EPA Climate Leaders, this credit can be more challenging and time-intensive. However, the results will be much more detailed and can hel

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If you commit to performing a full GHG inventory using a third-party voluntary reporting program, such as WRI/WBCSD or EPA Climate Leaders, this credit can be more challenging and time-intensive. However, the results will be much more detailed and can help to inform decisions on implementation of specific energy-efficiency initiatives that could help to reduce emissions.

The easiest and most efficient way to track energy data and report emissions is to use the Energy Star Portfolio Manager. You can comply with the credit requirements using the Energy Star Statement of Energy Performance (SEP). (See Documentation Toolkit f

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The easiest and most efficient way to track energy data and report emissions is to use the Energy Star Portfolio Manager. You can comply with the credit requirements using the Energy Star Statement of Energy Performance (SEP). (See Documentation Toolkit for a sample.)

Several third-party voluntary programs provide tools and guidance to calculate GHG emissions, including WRI/WBCSD, Energy Star, and EPA Climate Leaders. (See Resources.) Select the program that is appropriate for your situation (noting the tips below).

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Several third-party voluntary programs provide tools and guidance to calculate GHG emissions, including WRI/WBCSD, Energy Star, and EPA Climate Leaders. (See Resources.) Select the program that is appropriate for your situation (noting the tips below).

Decide whether you want to use Energy Star Portfolio Manager to meet the minimum credit requirements or a more rigorous third-party voluntary reporting program such as WRI/WBCSD or EPA Climate Leaders.

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Decide whether you want to use Energy Star Portfolio Manager to meet the minimum credit requirements or a more rigorous third-party voluntary reporting program such as WRI/WBCSD or EPA Climate Leaders.

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