Energy Ratings for Commercial Buildings

For real estate organizations and professionals who have committed themselves to a “triple bottom line” measurement of success – assessing economic, environmental and social performance – taking the first steps toward environmental success can be the most challenging of all.

The key tool in optimizing energy performance and therefore lessening the environmental impact and enhancing asset value, is performing independent building analysis.

In 1993 the Florida Legislature passed the Florida Building Energy-Efficiency Rating Act that established a uniform, statewide energy efficiency rating system. This rating system provides a fair, balanced way to compare energy efficiency among various commercial buildings of the same size, occupancy and space use classification. It gives overall estimates of the following:

• The building's annual energy case in dollars for purchased fuel
• Annual energy use in Mbtu
• A rating for the building in relation to the most and least efficient buildings in the same classification

The EnergyGauge software that we use for our building ratings allows us to provide our clients evidence for the following:

• Florida Code Compliance
• LEED Energy Performance
• Federal Tax Deduction

For more information on any of these services including pricing please contact us on 941-957-1100.