Free ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Webinar Series This Fall

CIET is happy to announce a series of three free webinars to help participants better understand how to use and get the most out of the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager software. ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager (ESPM) is a management tool designed to measure and assess the energy performance of commercial and institutional buildings. After 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 use because it allows the user to understand whole building energy use and costs (including water and other materials), compare theirs to similar buildings (using a scoring system), set building baselines and targets, track the impacts of reduction strategies, and produce custom reports.

The three webinars are organized to build upon the participant’s knowledge and level of comfort with Portfolio Manager. They will be presented in the following order:

• Webinar 1 (101): Fundamentals & basics

  • Update data using the spreadsheet upload feature
  • Set baseline goals, and targets to plan energy improvements
  • Create custom reporting templates
  • Use the Sustainable Building Checklist

• Webinar 2 (201): Creating & updating your building profile

  • Understand how to enter and edit property data and details
  • Learn how to correct or update property use details as required
  • Be exposed to Data Quality Checker and how to utilize it
  • Explore how to share property data

• Webinar 3 (301): Maximize usage with advanced features

  • Gain a better understanding of how to navigate Portfolio Manager
  • Learn how to add a property and enter its use details
  • Enter energy, water, waste, and material data using energy as an example
  • Analyze progress using performance documents, charts, graphs and reports
  • Understand the purpose and value of benchmarking

Register Today To Save Your Spot

The webinars will be made available in both English and French. Although the webinars are free, registration is required and spaces are limited. So, we would encourage you to sign up today!

English:

• October 6, 2021 -  101: Fundamentals & basics 

• October 13, 2021 - 201: Creating & updating your building profile

• October 20, 2021 -  301: Maximize usage with advanced features

French:

• October 27, 2021 -  101: Fundamentals & basics 

• November 10, 2021 -  201: Creating & updating your building profile

• November 17, 2021 - 301: Maximize usage with advanced features