Washington, D.C. — The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International’s 7-Point Challenge, an energy reduction plan to achieve market transformation in the commercial real estate industry, is gaining momentum as companies and BOMA local associations around the country sign on to endorse the challenge. BOMA International introduced its Market Transformation Energy Plan, which includes the 7-Point Challenge, to its members in July 2007 as an aggressive but realistic strategy to reduce the use of natural resources, non-renewable energy sources and waste production in commercial buildings. The goals of the plan include decreasing energy consumption by 30 percent across portfolios by 2012; benchmarking energy performance and water usage through the Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR program; and providing education to building owners and operators and others involved in building operations, to ensure that equipment is properly operated and maintained.
For more information, visit www.boma.org/7pointchallenge.