How to Green Your Building

BOMA-Atlanta is committed to helping members stay on the cutting edge of green industry trends. That's why we're offering the following helpful information.

• Guide to data center energy reduction
• Guidelines for earning LEED-EB
• Helpful tips for green interior design and
  space planning
• How property managers are using green programs to stand out

BOMA 7-Point Challenge

BOMA members are transforming the marketing by embracing BOMA International's 7-Point Challenge. In July 2007, BOMA International launched the Market Transformation Energy Plan and 7-Point Challenge to reduce energy consumption in commercial buildings by 30 percent by 2012.

Since that time the response has been extremely positive, with 100 BOMA member companies and BOMA local associations endorsing the 7-Point Challenge and making improved energy performance a priority across company portfolios throughout the country. View the list of 7-Point Challenge Endorsers

BOMA International's Green Lease Guide

BOMA International is offering the industry's foremost resource to greening a commercial real estate lease. The new guide takes BOMA's highly successful Guide to Writing a Commercial Real Estate Lease and addresses the complex clauses in a commercial real estate lease so that you can execute a lease that will maintain a green building through energy efficient and sustainable operations and management practices; educate brokers and prospective tenants on the benefits of occupying a high-performance green building; and communicate the responsibilities of all parties in the ongoing management of a high-performance building. The Guide includes green certification notations for ENERGY STAR®, LEED and GBI rating points, three model documents and a bonus CD-ROM of lease, sublease and guaranty of lease documents. Click here to order the Green Lease Guide.

EPA Launches State and Local Sustainability Resource page

State and local governments across the country are embracing EPA's ENERGY STAR tools as a means to reduce energy use in commercial buildings. To assist in monitoring these efforts, the EPA has launched a Web site (www.energystar.gov/government) detailing those states and cities pursuing mandates to address energy efficiency in buildings.

Find Energy Efficiency Incentives in Georgia

The Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Energy (DSIRE) is a Web site where commercial real estate professionals can access information on federal and state-administered renewable energy and energy efficiency incentives. An excellent resource for property professionals implementing green and sustainable initiatives, the site is updated daily and hosts a variety of ways to search, including by incentive type, by renewable energy or energy efficiency technology, by implementing sector (federal, state, local or utility), or by eligible sector (commercial, industrial, residential, etc).

 Learn more about the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Energy.
Check out other sustainable resources at BOMA’s The G.R.E.E.N.

BOMA-Atlanta Top 10 Water Conservation Steps

Sustained drought and limited water sources have strained Georgia's precious water resources. In the last decade, the state’s population grew by more than 1 million people, and experts are projecting a 2 million increase by 2015, bringing increased demands for our most valuable natural resource. To address the vital issue of water conservation, BOMA-Atlanta has compiled a list of 10 helpful steps for property and facility managers to help you conserve water and make a positive impact. Click here for the top 10 steps.