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Industry Watch helped BOMA member organizations lower energy consumption, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save on energy costs. The BOMA Energy Efﬁciency Program (BEEP), an operational excellence program developed in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR, teaches property managers no- and low-cost strategies for reducing energy usage in commercial buildings. To date, more than 10,000 commercial real estate professionals have been trained through BEEP. BOMA was also recognized by Bisnow for its successful Market Transformation Energy Plan and 7-Point Challenge, a challenge to the industry to reduce energy consumption in commercial buildings by 30 percent by 2012. Other green achievements include the publication of the industry’s ﬁrst green lease, the premier resource on “greening” a commercial real estate lease; the launch of the Sustainable Operations Series (SOS) program, a new education program which builds on BEEP and includes additional practical ways to green building operations; a collaboration with the Clinton Climate Initiative to develop a ground-breaking energy performance contract model to help building owners perform major energy retroﬁts to the existing building marketplace; and a partnership with the Department of Energy in the newly established Commercial Real Estate Energy Alliance (CREEA), which will pursue energy efﬁciency technologies that will transform energy use in the commercial building market. Fore more information, visit www.bisnow.com and www.boma.org. ISO GUIDE TO HELP REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF PRODUCTS Geneva, Switzerland — ISO has published an updated edition of its guide to reducing the potential environmental impact of products by taking environmentalaspects into account in product standards. Every product has an impact on the environment during all stages of its life cycle, from extraction of resources to end-of-life treatment and the need to reduce the potential adverse impacts on the environment of a product is recognized around the world. The newly published ISO Guide 64:2008, Guide for Addressing Environmental Issues in Product Standards, is a practical tool for addressing these issues, as well as a contribution to sustainable international trade. SF For more information, visit www.iso.org. NEW ASTM STANDARDS INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT GOALS OF GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY W. Conshohocken, Pa. — ASTM International, one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world, announced the formation of ASTM Committee E60 on Sustainability. This new standards development initiative results from the cooperative efforts of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and cross industry stakeholders who share mutual goals for global sustainable development. Newly formed ASTM International Committee E60 will be the forum where diverse stakeholders come together to create the consensus standards that will promote and integrate sustainable development across multiple industry sectors. For more information, visit www.astm.org. Reader Service No. 85 www.sustainablefacility.com/webcard SF11084Emon.indd 1 W W W . S U S TA I N10/13/08 F9:52:48 I T Y. C O M A B L E A C I L AM 9 http://www.bisnow.com http://www.boma.org http://www.astm.org http://www.iso.org http://www.emon.com/ http://www.emon.com/sf3.asp http://www.sustainablefacility.com/webcard http://WWW.SUSTAINABLEFACILITY.COM

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