The Seven Point Challenge
BOMA Greater Tampa Bay is commited to achieving the Seven Point Challenge.
Over 100 BOMA Chapters have voluntarily signed on make a real difference in creating a better place to live and work, not only to improve bottom lines, but to provide a quality of life for our children's grandchildren. Won't you help?
Here are our goals:
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Continue to work towards decreasing energy consuption by 30% across your portfolios by 2012 - as measured against an "average building" measuring a 50 on the ENERGY STARĀ® benchmarking tool in 2007.
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At least once a year, benchmark your energy performance and water usage through EPA's ENERGY STARĀ® benchmarking tool (and share your results with BOMA).
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Provide education to your managers, engineers, and others involved in building operations, to ensure that equipment is properly maintained and utilized.
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Perform an energy audit and/or retro-commissioning of your building, and implement low-risk, low-cost and cost effective strategies to improve entergy efficiency with high returns.
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Extend equipment life by improving the operations and maintenance of building systems and ensuring equipment is operating as designed.
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Through leadership, positively impact your community and your planet by helping to reduce your industry's role in global warming.
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Position yourself and the industry as leaders and solution providers for owners and tenants seeking environmental and operational excellence.