Measuring environmental impact
To implement an environmental sustainability strategy, you must measure the environmental impact of your organization. The first step is to collect environmental data about critical workplace assets, including energy consumption and emissions data.
- Examples for measuring environmental impact
Carbon footprint calculation is the standard way of measuring and reporting the environmental impact that a building, land, structure, or retail location has on the environment. One strategy to lessen the carbon footprint while also reducing expenses is to lower the use of energy. - Carbon footprint calculations
The calculation of carbon footprint is the standard way of measuring and reporting the environmental impact that a building, land, a structure, or a retail location has on the environment. - Sustainability checklists
Sustainability checklists can be configured based on common rating systems to prepare for an assessment. - Collecting environmental data into TRIRIGA
To measure environmental impact of the organization, you must collect all relevant environmental data. You enter data into the environmental logs by using several methods, from manual entry to integration with other sources of data. - Creating building portfolios for ENERGY STAR submissions
The ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager requires specific information to provide ENERGY STAR ratings for buildings. This information includes the gross floor area, property use, the in-service date of the building, geographical location of the building, and how the building is used. At least 12 consecutive months of meter energy logs are also required. - Integrating TRIRIGA with the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
Direct integration with ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) automates the process of receiving current ENERGY STAR ratings for buildings at regular intervals. You configure TRIRIGA to connect to the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The ENERGY STAR rating system provides the industry standard for the energy performance of buildings. - Requesting ENERGY STAR ratings
To provide an environmental score for your building portfolio, you can request ENERGY STAR ratings from the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. You can schedule requests automatically for multiple locations or send a request manually for an individual building. - Troubleshooting information for ENERGY STAR integration
To prevent errors in receiving ENERGY STAR ratings, TRIRIGA Real Estate Environmental Sustainability includes the option to validate ENERGY STAR data before it is sent to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and provides log data to help you troubleshoot errors after they occur. - Environmental data analysis
Metrics, reports, carbon footprint calculations, ENERGY STAR ratings, and checklists help you to analyze environmental data.
Parent topic: Managing real estate environmental sustainability