Jones Lang LaSalle and ENERGY STAR: A Winning Partnership
Our Rationale
Jones Lang LaSalle believes that energy management is the cornerstone of successful property and portfolio sustainability programs. As we strive to be the commercial real estate industry leader in providing energy services, we partner with ENERGY STAR to bring the best tools and practices to our clients, our employees and to the industry as a whole. In 2009, we are committed to continued promotion of the importance of energy conservation and management, and to improving the performance of the 100 million square feet of real estate we manage in the United States.
U.S. Strategic Plan for 2009
Our action steps for 2009 include:
§ Commit to portfolio-wide ENERGY STAR participation and improvement.
§ Promote the benefits of ENERGY STAR and communicate success to the media, our clients and prospects.
§ Drive employee awareness and change through Jones Lang LaSalle’s employee engagement program: ACT A Cleaner Tomorrow.
§ Train our employees aggressively to use and promote ENERGY STAR.
Buildings Currently Enrolled in ENERGY STAR
There are currently 280 property management assignments enrolled in the ENERGY STAR program, which constitute about half of the entire U.S. Jones Lang LaSalle property management portfolio. The average ENERGY STAR score for our enrolled buildings is 68 compared to a national average of 50.
The property management portfolio enrolled in ENERGY STAR has an average site energy intensity of 80.2 kBtu/ square foot. Comparable buildings with similar size operate at an average of 99.7 kBtu per square foot. Based on the average site energy intensity, Jones Lang LaSalle operates its listed buildings with 20 percent less energy than the average building of similar size, use and location.
Across the entire property management portfolio enrolled in ENERGY STAR, the current total energy cost is $2.53 per square foot. Comparing our ENERGY STAR buildings to buildings in the same regions with similar-size, our buildings have total energy costs of $0.19 per square foot less than the national average which equates to an overall savings of 7 percent.
For all 280 property management assignments, this means that on average each of these buildings is saving $53,428 in energy costs each year. Collectively, our entire portfolio enrolled in ENERGY STAR is saving nearly $15 million in energy costs each year.
ENERGY STAR Label
Seventeen properties managed by Jones Lang LaSalle received the ENERGY STAR label during the second quarter of 2009. These ENERGY STAR label buildings have reduced their annual greenhouse gas emissions by a total of 4,250 metric tonnes. This is equal to the amount of emissions that would be produced from one full year’s worth of electricity use in 589 homes.
Commercial buildings that earn the ENERGY STAR label use an average of 35 percent less energy than typical buildings and release 35 percent less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This designation means they have a score of 75 or above versus the comparable building set at a score of 50.
Buildings Enrolled in ENERGY STAR for at least 24 Months
For the 71 buildings that have been enrolled in ENERGY STAR for at least two years, the average first year ENERGY STAR rating was 71 and the average second year rating was 74. On average, Jones Lang LaSalle is able to make a building 3 percent more energy efficient between its first and second year on ENERGY STAR.
For the buildings on ENERGY STAR for two years, the following changes were observed between the first and second year:
§ Total site energy use decreased by 1,072,805 kBtu per building.
§ Average site energy intensity decreased by 3.3 kBtu per square foot.
§ Total weather normalized source energy use decreased by 3,335,422 kBtu building.
§ Average weather normalized source energy intensity decreased by 10.3 kBtu per square foot.
§ Gas use decreased by 44 Therms per building.
§ Total site electric use decreased by 241,676 kWh per building.