SAN FRANCISCO, May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Building Owners and Managers
 Association (BOMA) of San Francisco announced today they will coordinate
 delivery throughout California of the BOMA Energy Efficiency Program
 (BEEP), an innovative series that teaches commercial real estate
 professionals how to reduce energy consumption -- and related costs -- with
 proven, no- and low- cost strategies for optimizing equipment, people and
 practices. This innovative program was developed by the BOMA International
 Foundation with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's
 Energy Star Program.
     Nationwide, the commercial real estate industry spends approximately
 $24 billion annually on energy. Yet energy consumption represents the
 single, largest controllable operating expense for office buildings. BOMA
 anticipates BEEP will reduce energy consumption by as much as 30 percent in
 participating commercial properties
     "If 2,000 bay area buildings adopt BEEP's best practices during the
 next three years, the resulting savings gained from reduced energy
 consumption will amount to $400 million," said BOMA SF Executive Vice
 President Marc Intermaggio. "The fact is a 30 percent reduction in energy
 consumption in the nation's commercial buildings, which equates to $7.2
 billion, is readily achievable simply by improving building operating
 standards."
     Sponsorship support for the BEEP classes in California is provided by
 Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). BOMA San Francisco and other local BOMAs
 will collaborate to host BEEP seminars at the PG&E Energy Center in San
 Francisco (at 851 Howard Street), and host webinars for commercial real
 estate professionals throughout California. BEEP's objectives are to:
      --   Educate the commercial real estate industry about the opportunity to
           reduce energy use and expenses with no- and low-cost solutions;
      --   Develop an industry standard and set best practices for operational
           excellence that leverages a strategic approach and optimizes
           financial performance;
      --   Document success through recognition of participants and properties;
           and
      --   Communicate those successes to our industry and stakeholders.
 
     More information is available at: www.bomasf.org.
     About BOMA San Francisco
     BOMA San Francisco is a not-for-profit trade association providing an
 array of services to commercial property professionals, including labor
 negotiations; legislative and regulatory advocacy; and operating income &
 expense benchmark information. It also provides for the professional
 development of its members through seminars, workshops and certification
 programs. BOMA San Francisco is federated with BOMA International, an
 organization consisting of 108 local associations in North America, as well
 as several affiliated BOMAs worldwide. BOMA San Francisco is a founding
 member of BOMA California.
 
 

SOURCE Building Owners and Managers Association of San Francisco