by Rebecca Walker — April 5, 2010—TRIRIGA INC., a leading provider of integrated workplace management system (IWMS) and environmental sustainability software, says it is the first IWMS vendor to deliver direct integration to the EPAs Energy Star Portfolio Manager.
This integration is immediately available and provides energy and facility management professionals the capability to automate the management of Energy Stars Energy Performance Ratings from TRIRIGAs award-winning environmental sustainability software, TREES.
Buildings account for 45 percent of carbon emissions and 70 percent of electricity consumption in the United States. Energy Star, the national energy performance rating system, is the most widely used program for benchmarking energy use in buildings. This integration allows energy and facility management professionals to benchmark building energy performance against other buildings with similar building and operating characteristics, assess energy management goals over time, and identify strategic opportunities for savings and recognition opportunities through a secure exchange of building and energy use information, says the company.
TRIRIGAs integration with Energy Star provides support for organizations involved in initiatives such as the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Energy Challenge: Energy Star. IFMA started working with the EPA in 2009 to form a national energy challenge to assist its membership in reducing baseline energy usage by 15 percent or more.
For more information, see the TRIRIGA Web site.
