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CRE Tackles Energy Use, One Sector at a Time

First, it was retailers. Now the DOE is helping other commercial property owners cut energy use.

By Noreen Seebacher | Updated on April 24, 2009

The US Department of Energy continues to encourage commercial property owners and developers to capitalize on new technologies to reduce energy consumption, one sector at a time. Earlier this month, the DOE launched its second Commercial Building Energy Alliance–a public-private partnership designed to minimize the energy consumption and environmental impact of commercial buildings.

The Commercial Real Estate Energy Alliance will focus on energy use in leased space, offices, shopping malls and the hospitality industry. Like the Retailer Energy Alliance it formed in Feb. 2008, the DOE expects members of the new alliance to share best practices and practical experiences in energy efficiency.

Representatives from the DOE, the Building Owners and Managers Assoc. and 18 commercial real estate companies attended the kick-off event at 7 World Trade Center, the first LEED Gold-certified office tower in Manhattan. Henry Chamberlain, president and COO of BOMA International, called the alliance “a catalyst for long-term change” that can reduce the use of energy, cut greenhouse gases and drive innovation in the marketplace.

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