Resources for Office Buildings
LEED Certification
Interest in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for commercial buildings is growing at a fast pace. Building owners and operators recognize that the LEED green building certification—and its integration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR® program—can help them improve their occupancy and rental rates. PG&E can help commercial building owners and operators meet their LEED goals by offering energy-efficiency incentives and rebates to reduce energy use and costs. PG&E also offers customers an Automated Benchmarking Service that helps commercial building owners track improvements in their energy use over time.
Training
Pacific Energy Center (PEC)
Want to learn more about energy efficiency or find out what other industry professionals are doing to be more green? Sign up for energy efficiency training. Most classes and services are free for PG&E customers and for those who serve them.
Case Studies
- Curtis Instruments, Inc. - Peak Day Pricing Case Study (PDF, 266 KB)
- Bank of America (PDF, 208 KB)
- Adobe Systems (PDF, 677 KB)
- Laser Devices (PDF, 192 KB)
- Yahoo! (PDF, 328 KB)
Fact Sheets
- Office Buildings Fact Sheet (PDF, 121 KB)
- Automated Benchmarking Service Fact Sheet (PDF, 186 KB)
- Retrocommissioning Fact Sheet
- Interior High-Bay Lighting Fact Sheet (PDF, 344 KB)
- LEED Fact Sheet (PDF, 419 KB)
- California High Performance Lighting Program Fact Sheet (PDF, 304 KB)
- Energy Management Solutions for Existing Buildings Fact Sheet (PDF, 345 KB)
- Solar Control Window Film Fact Sheet (PDF, 550 KB)
Shedding Load During Demand Response Events
- Turn off non-essential indoor/outdoor lighting, signage, window displays and office equipment not in use (i.e., printers, copiers, shredders, coffee makers).
- Turn off decorative features, such as fountains, lighting and ambient audio and video displays.
- Pre-cool work areas, then cycle constant air volume heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units or temporarily re-set static pressure in variable air volume HVAC, turn off ceiling fans and room fans, and raise temperature settings.
- Some facilities with package air conditioning units can do load cycling, temperature reset, and possibly pre-cooling.
- Turn off beverage vending machines and shift use of icemakers before or after an event.
- Conduct meetings during events to minimize use of equipment.
- Charge batteries and battery-operated equipment prior to an event, then unplug battery chargers and use only pre-charged equipment during an event.
- Adjust employee schedules and shifts so that times of increased production or energy use occur before or after planned events.
- Complete dishwashing and housekeeping activities before or after an event.
- Turn off or turn down boilers, pumps, fans and equipment not in use, especially in printing facilities.
- Turn off excess elevator banks and escalators (as permitted).
- Turn off or turn down chillers, and reset chilled water temperature.
- Adjust variable speed drive controls to reduce load from fans, pumps and chillers.
- Apply ventilation control – temporarily reducing outside airflow can help reduce cooling demand.
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