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ENERGY STAR for Small Business
Whether you own your building or are a tenant, you typically need lighting, heating, air conditioning, power for office equipment, and other services to stay in business. With free, unbiased information and technical support from ENERGY STAR, you can more easily improve your company's financial performance by reducing energy waste and energy costs, while protecting the earth’s environment.
What You Get
- Free, accurate, unbiased information
- Technical support through our Email a Technical Question service and Technical Resources
- A “How-to” guide for analyzing and upgrading your facility focused on Small Businesses
- An even more detailed guide, the Building Upgrade Manual is available
- Examples of Success Stories in your area
- Information about ENERGY STAR labeled products
- Public relations materials to promote your efforts
- Expert help for remodeling, upgrading or expanding your facilities from Professional Engineers or Service & Product Providers
What You Can Do
- Join ENERGY STAR for Small Business as a Network Participant
- Measure and track your energy use through Portfolio Manager
- Build your own Community Energy Challenge
- Prepare an Energy Strategy for the Future
- Work with qualified Architecture & Engineering Firms to build new facilities using our Commercial Building Design guidance
- Purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products to save energy throughout your facilities
- Submit your story on your successful energy saving efforts
What Others Are Doing
Specific Facility Types
ENERGY STAR has specific information for various small business types:
Selected Resources
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Did You Know?
Small businesses can typically save as much money and prevent as much pollution, per square foot, as large organizations.
