Overview
ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® 101 – Fundamentals and Basics is the first step toward understanding and structuring energy performance management for buildings.
This free session introduces the tool’s essential features, basic navigation, and key principles of data entry, laying a solid foundation for energy management in commercial and institutional buildings.
The ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®: 101 webinar is the first of three virtual workshops and offers a structured introduction to the tool to support effective and sustainable energy management.
ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® is a management tool designed to measure and assess the energy performance of commercial and institutional buildings. Following widespread use in the United States, Natural Resources Canada adapted Portfolio Manager for use in Canada, where more than 26,000 buildings have been entered into the tool.
Over the years, Portfolio Manager has grown in popularity and usage because it allows users to understand energy consumption and associated costs (energy, water, and other resources), compare their buildings to similar properties, establish benchmarks, set realistic targets, and track the impact of reduction strategies through customized reports.
1 hour
English, French
Beginner
Free webinar
October 6, 2026
13h00 (EDT)
Free
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Continue your learning journey with the free ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® webinar series, designed to deepen your understanding of the tool and strengthen the management of building energy performance:
Those webinars are made possible thanks to Office of Energy Efficiency.
Your enrollment includes all presentation slides and supplemental training material to ensure your success.
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Course Description
The ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® 201 webinar provides an in-depth look at how to use the tool, focusing on creating, updating, and validating building data.
Course Description
The ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® 301 webinar explores advanced features such as custom reporting, baseline setting, and the Sustainable Buildings Checklist to support high‑performance, efficient, and sustainable building operations.
Course Description
This free webinar offers a clear, practical walkthrough of the EPA’s Portfolio Manager tool—equipping you with best practices, reporting insights, and setup guidance to support accurate, efficient energy reporting across your organization.
Course Description
Unlock practical, cost‑effective strategies to boost your building’s energy performance in this free ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® webinar, where you’ll learn how to turn benchmarking results into actionable efficiency gains.
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