Sustainability

BOMA International has been a leader in promoting energy efficiency and sustainable building operations for more than a decade.

Advocacy

One of BOMA’s top legislative priorities for 2018 is Preserving ENERGY STAR. With energy use in commercial buildings one of the largest controllable operating costs for property professional, benchmarking energy use, water consumption and waste output through ENERGY STAR’S Portfolio Manager is an industry best practice. BOMA, an 11-time ENERY STAR Partner of the Year winner, strongly supports the ENERGY STAR buildings program. Read BOMA International Preserving ENERGY STAR position paper.

Building Codes >>

BOMA International continues to be a major contributor in building code development as the only national commercial real estate trade association with an aggressive building codes advocacy program. Learn more.

BOMA Energy Performance Contracting (BEPC) Model >>

The BOMA Energy Performance Contracting Model (BEPC) provides a conceptual framework and supporting template documents to help private building owners/operators develop and execute investment-grade energy efficiency retrofits. The BEPC Toolkit, first created in 2008, and updated in 2015, includes easily customized template documents and contract models.

BOMA Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP) Education Series

The BOMA Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP) is a six-course on-demand webinar series that teaches low and no-cost strategies for reducing energy use in commercial buildings.

BOMA 360 Performance Program >>

BOMA 360 is a commercial real estate building designation that recognizes excellence in building operations and management. The program benchmarks building performance in six key areas: operations and management; security and safety; training and education; energy; environment and sustainability; and tenant relations. Earning a BOMA 360 designation offers buildings tangible results, measured through higher tenant retention and satisfaction scores, higher rental rates and documented operations and management savings and efficiencies. Learn more.

Sustainability Resources >>

BOMA International keeps you up-to-date on the latest information and resources to maintain high-performance assets.