Seattle expands energy-efficiency program
Starting April 1, 2012, nonresidential owners of Seattle buildings of more than 10,000 sq ft will be required to participate in a benchmarking program designed to gauge energy output and encourage energy reduction.
The City of Seattle is sending letters to more than 8,000 business owners about its intentions to expand its energy efficiency program. The city hopes to reduce energy output and costs by using energy benchmarking, which is rating and measuring a building’s energy performance. The city hopes benchmarking will reduce overall energy costs by identifying methods for saving energy and recognizing methods that waste energy output.
Seattle has already implemented a plan for buildings of over 50,000 sq ft to report their energy performance. Starting April 1, 2012, nonresidential buildings over 10,000 sq ft and multi-family buildings with five or more units will be required to report their overall energy performance to the city.
Initiatives have already been taken to show business owners how they can save energy through workshops, webinars, and other hands-on training to make the process as seamless as possible when it officially goes into effect. Business owners will also be able to use the free online tool Energy Star Portfolio Manager and gauge how their building is performing compared to others. The city is also taking steps to make sure the information is compiled on an annual basis and is available to building tenants.
- Edited by Chris Vavra, Consulting-Specifying Engineer, www.csemag.com
- Related News:
Market for energy efficiency in buildings to surpass $100 billion by 2017 - 06.12.2011 10:58- Empire State Building achieves LEED Gold - 13.09.2011 16:18
- 2012 Energy Star awards - 26.07.2011 14:25
- Wisconsin hospital uses energy-efficient boiler - 12.07.2011 10:03
- Seattle: building energy benchmarking initiative - 13.05.2011 16:18
Case Study Database
Get more exposure for your case study by uploading it to the Plant Engineering case study database, where end-users can identify relevant solutions and explore what the experts are doing to effectively implement a variety of technology and productivity related projects.
These case studies provide examples of how knowledgeable solution providers have used technology, processes and people to create effective and successful implementations in real-world situations. Case studies can be completed by filling out a simple online form where you can outline the project title, abstract, and full story in 1500 words or less; upload photos, videos and a logo.
Click here to visit the Case Study Database and upload your case study.
2012 Salary Survey
In a year when manufacturing continued to lead the economic rebound, it makes sense that plant manager bonuses rebounded. Plant Engineering’s annual Salary Survey shows both wages and bonuses rose in 2012 after a retreat the year before.
Average salary across all job titles for plant floor management rose 3.5% to $95,446, and bonus compensation jumped to $15,162, a 4.2% increase from the 2010 level and double the 2011 total, which showed a sharp drop in bonus.